About angelica root
Sliced or powdered angelica root, strongly aromatic with a celery-and-liquorice smell that carries through a whole pot. Sold as listed above.
Also known as dang gui, dong quai, angelica sinensis, 当归, chuan xiong, ligusticum.
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What people use it for
One of the herbs in a dang gui chicken or mutton soup, and in the standard confinement soup packets. Used sparingly - it dominates.
How to prepare it
Two or three slices for a family pot, added at the start and simmered an hour.
Keeping it
Airtight. The aroma is the point and it fades in an open bag.
Questions people ask
How much dang gui in a soup?
Two or three slices for a two-litre pot. It is one of the strongest-smelling herbs in the cupboard and more is not better.