Asafoetida-Seriously?

[babeak]

Okay, so I got some of this for a recipe. Have you used it? It makes my stomach want to turn and I have it out in the garage and I want to throw it away or bury it or somehow just get rid of it. The recipe I have calls for putting it into pate and then the dehydrator. However, I just don't think that I can bear doing that if my whole house is going to smell like that as is want to do using a dehydrator. Literally this stuff makes we want to hurl walking from the door to my car in the garage for about 3-4 min afterwards.
Have you used it and were you similarly repulsed? How did your raw food taste with it?






From Wikipedia
Asafoetida (Ferula assafoetida) (Persian انگدان Angedan), alternative spelling asafetida, pronounced /æsəˈfɛtɨdə/[1] (also known as devil's dung, stinking gum, asant, food of the gods, Kaayam (Malayalam), Hing (Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali), Ingua (Telugu), Ingu (Kannada), Perungayam (Tamil), Hilteet (Mishnaic Hebrew), and giant fennel) is a species of Ferula native to Persia (Iran). Asafoetida has a pungent, unpleasant smell when raw, but in cooked dishes, it delivers a smooth flavor, reminiscent of leeks.
Contents [hide]
1 Uses
1.1 Cooking
1.2 Antiflatulent
1.3 Medical applications
1.4 Regional usages
1.5 Other uses
2 History in the West
3 Cultivation and manufacture
4 Composition
5 Etymology
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
[edit]Uses

[edit]Cooking
This spice is used as a digestive aid, in food as a condiment and in pickles. Its odour, when uncooked, is so strong that it must be stored in airtight containers; otherwise the aroma will contaminate other spices stored nearby. However, its odour and flavor become much milder and more pleasant upon heating in oil or ghee, acquiring a taste and aroma reminiscent of sautéed onion and garlic.[2]

[sport]

If it were me I would try to find someone to offload it to because if you use it in a recipe you will be wasting other ingredients and I do not think that this food was meant for you.

[CrazyDelicious]

I used to use it in indian food (like curries) and it was delicious - but the taste/smell changes once it's cooked. I used to store it in the fridge in a plastic bag that was also in a tupperware because it is stinky! I don't know if dehydrating would have the same mellowing affect on the smell.
You would have to try and see!

xx

[veganman]

I am with you, Babeak. I don't like the smell or taste at all. However, I have friends who think it is fantastic.

[babeak]

I just read that breastfeeding women should not use it. So I just threw it away.

Thanks everyone. I feel better already. LOL

[Mindy Sue]

Wow... I have never heard of it.