Cumin a low-growing annual herb of the Nile valley, but cultivated extensively in the Mediterranean region, Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, India, China, and Palestine from very early times Cumin has a distinctive sweet flavor and strong, warm aroma.

Cumin is revered for it’s appetizing qualities across a broad range of dishes and condiments. Cumin is often described, as being hot to taste this attribute is rare in the west due to the age of available cumin seeds. Optimal flavour is found in seeds 1-2 years old.

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