Angelica my new baby.Perfect pairing / flavour to go with Rhubarb.
The roots and seeds are sometimes used to flavor gin
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Its presence accounts for the distinct flavor of many liqueurs, such as Chartreuse.
In parts of Japan, especially the Izu Islands, the shoots and leaves are eaten as tempura, particularly in the spring.
Angelica was supposedly revealed to the 14th Century physician Mattheus Sylvaticus by the archangel as a medicinal plant, hence the common name of archangel and subsequent specific epithet archangelica given by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
In the 17th Century the herbalist Nicholas Culpeper wrote '...some called this an herb of the Holy Ghost; others more moderate called it Angelica, because of its angelical virtues...
As an ornamental, angelica is a striking herb, providing height and structure. Its stems were the inspiration for the fluted, Doric columns of Ancient Greece.
The root was believed to protect against plague and other infectious diseases as well as easing the symptoms of a range of ailments.
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