Orders from outside the UK should be placed at the Herbal Mansion store, link below: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HerbalMansionStore Caraway, also known as meridian fennel & Persian cumin (Carum carvi), is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, & North Africa. The plant is similar in appearance to other members of the carrot family, with finely divided, feathery leaves with thread-like divisions, growing on 20-30 cm The fruits, usually used whole, have a pungent, anise-like flavor & aroma that comes from essential oils, mostly carvone, limonene, & anethole. Caraway is used as a spice in breads, especially rye bread. Caraway is also used in desserts, liquors, casseroles, & other foods. It is also found in European cuisine. For example, it is used in goulash, sauerkraut, & caraway seed cake. The roots may be cooked as a vegetable like parsnips or carrots. Additionally, the leaves are sometimes consumed as herbs, either raw, dried, or cooked, similar to parsley. in Hungary & Serbia, caraway is commonly sprinkled over home-made salty scones. It is also used to add flavor to cheeses such as bondost, pultost, havarti, & Tilsit. Scandinavian akvavit, Icelandic brennivn, & several liqueurs are made with caraway. in Middle Eastern cuisine, caraway pudding, called meghli, is a popular dessert during Ramadan. It is typically made & served in the Levant area in winter & on the occasion of having a new baby. Caraway is also added to flavor harissa, a North African chili pepper paste. in Aleppian Syrian cuisine it is used to make the sweet scones named keleacha. Caraway fruit oil is also used as a fragrance component in soaps, lotions, & perfumes. Caraway is also used as a breath freshener, & it has a long tradition of use in folk medicine. in the United States, the most common use of caraway is whole as an addition to rye bread - often called seeded rye or Jewish rye bread. Caraway fruits are frequently used in Irish soda bread, along with raisins & currants. Caraway Seeds - 25G 50G Dried Meridian Fennel Persian Cumin Whole Spices Quality Herbs &
