The Most Elusive Spice of The Ancient World: Cyrenaic Silphium

Hello!

A newly updated episode about Silphium! Or Asafoeitida? I was inspired by History Hit's newly released documentary with Dan Snow called Ancient Adventures: Libya where the team went to explore extraordinary Greek and Roman sites, centred around one of the greatest cities of the ancient world, Cyrene.

So I thought it is time to talk again with more updates about silphium and with recipes and tasting by me here!

What do we know of the ancient silphium? What do the authors say it tastes? And when was the last time that it was mentioned in texts?

Plus the relationship with it's eastern cousin asafoetida and its use in Indian cuisine!

Enjoy!

With the voice over by Mark Knight

and music by Pavlos Kapralos

Love,

Thom & The Delicious Legacy

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