Glycyrrhizin, one of the active components in licorice root, is 50 times sweeter than sugar and gives licorice its characteristic taste. Pure licorice root is also a herbal medicine that, while very effective, carries risk of side-effects at high doses or in susceptible people.
Vegan Cooking and Lifestyle. Vegan Moroccan Bisteeya (aka Bastilla or Pastilla) This recipe comes from the March/April 2012 issue of VegNews magazine. I could not find an online link for it though. Bisteeya is also called Bastilla or Pastilla, and is a favorite Berber dish from Morocco, served at the beginning of special meals. Itâs often made from pigeon, chicken, eggs and chicken fat (yuck).
Organic Seed Garlic - Boundary Garlic, BC, Canada. Boundary Garlic specializes in heritage garlic for seed. We sell by mail order across Canada. We sell only certified organic seed garlic that we have grown on our own property. Seed garlic is garlic which has been grown with meticulous attention to quality. We have had organic certification since 2004. My husband Henry and I - Iâm Sonia - began growing garlic on the ranch in 1999.