What is Lovage?

LOVAGE, Levististicum officinale is a permanent herb that looks like parsley and is in parsley or apiaceae, a family like an anise, a kick is from mountain areas of southern Europe and Asia Minor. Sometimes it is called sea parsley.

History

One of the herbs of the Emperor Charlemagne said that Lovage deserves to grow in every imperial garden. It was also grown in the Benedictine monastic gardens.

Description

LOVAGE can reach a height of 3 to 6 feet (0.9 - 1.8 m), but it takes three years to achieve full size. He sends the flower stem at the beginning to mid -summer and the flowers are small and yellow.

horticulture

This pants prefer good soil and a lot of sunlight. To grow love, gardeners can buy either plants or seeds of plants. If the seeds are planted, they can be started inside and then transplanted.

As soon as it is set, it can spread by lovage. Gardeners should make sure thatIt has enough space to spread because it grows, as well as tall, and emits a large root system. To create more leaves, the flower stem should be limited. They should be harvested after the exit. They should also be dried. Fresh beloved leaves can be stored in plastic in CHlednička or hydrator for four or five days.

food and other use

Lovage is similar to celery in taste and appearance, but higher and stronger in taste. Roots, stems, leaves and flowers are all edible. Typically, young leaves are used in salad and some consider a good supplement to eat with heavily flavored fish or seafood.

Older leaves can be used in soup or steamed space and cooked slowly. The seeds are used as an ornament and in pickles. In some Italian recipes, Lovage is used as a flavor of bread and biscuits. Dried leaves are used as aroma and at the timeRurious herbal tisans.

Because some people who are not accustomed to eating lovage have reported a strong response to the initial use of a large quantity, people may want to slowly introduce it to your diet. It is also used in some spa and deodorant products. Because the stems are hollow, they can also be dried and used as a drink of straws.