THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE JANUARY 20, 2024, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. While the common names of plants and animals vary around the globe, their scientific names stay the same everywhere. Scientific nomenclature is not without issues (like India’s native curry leaf being named in honor of two European botanists), but it can be a helpful tool for identifying ingredients, especially international groceries from non-English speaking countries. Such products may be labeled with the wrong English name (I once bought “fennel…
