Does anyone grow lovage? I planted some last year as from the description of the flavour I thought I would like it in cooking. The plant grew really well and still seems to be growing strongly through the winter, it is about 2ft tall and I understand it will get much taller. I harvested some and made lovage and potato soup and I have to admit I was disappointed in the flavour, it didn’t seem to taste of very much and had a strong bitter edge. I’m wondering if it will be better in the spring, or perhaps only the very young leaves are good to eat? The taste was so different to what I was expecting that I’m slightly paranoid the plant I have is not lovage, although it does look like it...
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I've never grown it, and seeing as it's described as tasting like celery only stronger, I can't see Mr Snoop liking it.
I've seen on the web that the leaves taste bitter after flowering, plus older leaves can be bitter. The advice seems to be be: only use young leaves and be sparing when using them.
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I have a big clump of lovage and its self seeding some distance away too.
An old thread https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...one_63010.html
I "think" I read recently that the young, emerging shoots are good to eat.
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Originally posted by Snoop Puss View PostI've never grown it, and seeing as it's described as tasting like celery only stronger, I can't see Mr Snoop liking it.
I've seen on the web that the leaves taste bitter after flowering, plus older leaves can be bitter. The advice seems to be be: only use young leaves and be sparing when using them.
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I really like lovage, but you do have to be sparing with it. My Polish neighbour says at home it's called the Maggi plant, because it's used as the base flavour for their stock.http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia
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Originally posted by veggiechicken View PostI "think" I read recently that the young, emerging shoots are good to eat.
Scots Lovage, the "other lovage", will be on my grow list this year as I picked up some seeds at the seed swap on Saturday. Funny how it all comes together.
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I've got Lovage seeds to sow this year. I tried growing celery (slugs got it), self blanching Celery (Too stringy) Celariac (Golf ball sized),kintsai (short lived but tasty)and I still have leaf celery but fear it will run to seed in the spring.
Lovage seemed the natural progressive step to take!My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Originally posted by TrixC View PostDoes anyone grow lovage? I planted some last year as from the description of the flavour I thought I would like it in cooking. The plant grew really well and still seems to be growing strongly through the winter,
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Originally posted by alldigging View PostMine doesn't carry on but dies off during the autumn.
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I’ve been googling pictures and now I’m convincing myself it’s not lovage, the leaves don’t look right. But I’m sure it was labelled as lovage when I bought it...Last edited by TrixC; 11-03-2018, 05:51 PM.
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Looks like Angelica, not lovage. I have both and have just compared them.
Tried photos but its a bit gloomy. Here's lovage
Angelica leaves are pointier and the stems are reddish. Lovage leaves are rounded and stems are green.
The easy way is to taste the leaves - which I've just done. Angelica tastes of that green crystalised stuff that decorates cakes - sweetish.
Lovage tastes of celery and is slightly bitter.
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I wouldn’t exactly say it tastes sweet, maybe a little, with a bitter aftertaste. It definitely has reddish stems. So on balance more likely Angelica. That explains why I wasn’t wild about the taste, although my herb book says you can eat Angelica leaves.
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