"Paul M. Cook©®" > wrote in message >.. .
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:44:42 GMT, Darryl Pierce
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 23:19:15 +0000, Paul M. Cook©® wrote:
> > >
> > >> Anyone have a source for ground asafetida?
> > >
> > >Do you have an Indian market nearby? We have two and both of them carry
> > >small and large containers of it.
> >
> > Health food stores usually carry it as well (like Whole Foods).
> > For some reason Indian food is associated with 'healthy'.
>
>
> Indian markets in LA, but that is too far for now. What would be a good
> substitute?

Onion and/or garlic powder. If the dish already contains onions and is
fairly spiced already I would just leave it out. Often I think the
asafetida is added as a digestive aid. BTW it is also known as hing if
that helps you find it.

Tanya