Lovage...celery substitute?

Thank you Merlot, going to try this recipe. Lovage is now 8’ tall and three years old.
(any news of our absent friend ...gg? I miss her)

I’d agree that the flavour is very strong. If you need the stems for cheese, etc., I’d buy the stuff.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-8123507/Jamess-treasure-islands-Scampi-lovage-mayo.html

We have lovage under some apple trees. This is a nice recipe.

Thank you aggie. I suppose as a herb it will be stronger than celery as a veg would be.

I need some celery for several recipes and here in France, shoppers tend to buy it by the odd stalk and have the couple of stalks weighed before buying. Not many buy a head of celery so it gets a bit bashed about on the market stalls with everyone pinching bits off...so I'd like to know I've something in the garden I can use.

As far as I remember , it has a much stronger flavour , so you use it as flavouring in soups for example rather than as the main veg in the soup
MIL called it perpetual celery