What's next?" he asked."We need to grind some pepper." I pushed the mortar toward him, then poured a generous handful of peppercorns into the stone basin."And silphium?"I gave him a genuine smile then. Silphium was a precious herb I used in many of my dishes, but in recent years it had become quite scarce and costly. It had a taste that was reminiscent of leeks, garlic, and fennel, but smoother and more aromatic. It was one of Apicius's flavors."Definitely silphium.
-Crystal King
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