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| Author: | TheFuzzy [ Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Savory, Lovage |
Folks, I run across a fair number of British and French recipes calling for either of these two greens. Thing is, they're just not common in California; I can occasionally get them at farmer's markets, but not predictably and not cheaply. For recipes which use lovage or savory as a minor ingredient, what are the best substitutes? |
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| Author: | fitzie [ Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Savory, Lovage |
I grew lovage once. It has a very strong celery flavor. I didn't like it, dug it up, and that was the end of that. You could use celery leaves as a substitute. Can't help you with the savory. Sorry. fitzie |
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| Author: | marygott [ Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Savory, Lovage |
Not sure about savory either but agree about celery for lovage. I had a plant once too that got removed for a bunny house. I only liked it for potato salad and chicken soup so most of it went to waste. It is very strong so you would need a lot more celery. |
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| Author: | Paul Kierstead [ Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Savory, Lovage |
I was brought up with savoury (one of the few herbs we had often) and it is a pretty unique flavour. I don't *think* you could replace it, though for some reason thyme seems to be .. similiar ... in my head. They don't really taste the same, but I think they might go with the same stuff. |
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| Author: | Cubangirl [ Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Savory, Lovage |
According to Penzeys, savory "The flavor is a cross between thyme and mint with a touch of pepper". So you could sub those (or even a touch of sage) or buy the Penzeys dried and reconstitute. Cooks Thesaurus: lovage = wild celery = smallage = smellage Pronunciation: LOVE-age Notes: Lovage tastes like celery, but it's even more pungent and flavorful. The only drawback but it can't withstand long cooking like celery can. Use it in any recipe that calls for celery, but use less and add it to cooked dishes at the last minute. Substitutes: equal parts parsley and celery leaves OR Chinese celery OR celery leaves (milder) OR parsley OR chervil. So I'd use the parsley leaves and celery leaves combo. |
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| Author: | JesBelle [ Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Savory, Lovage |
For the lovage, you can also use celery seeds since they are actually seeds from the lovage plant. For the savory, I'd just have some dried on hand and use it like any other dry herb that I'm subbing for fresh. |
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