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Cumin seeds are often associated with a Mexican and Spanish cuisine, but the plant that gives us these seeds is actually native to the region stretching from the Mediterranean to India. Not surprisingly, cumin seeds occupy a very important place in the regional cuisine in the Mediterranean, Middle East and India.
In addition to giving us cumin seeds, the cumin plant is also noted for variety of medicinal properties and it has an important place in traditional medicine. The annual herbaceous plant produces fruits, each of which contains a single seed. The seeds which are dried and then used closely resemble caraway seeds.
Cumin seeds have a long history of use, with ancient archeological sites in both India and Egypt yielding 4,000-year-old cumin seeds! In the course of millennia, cumin seeds became an indelible part of the regional cuisine and it is still used as a popular condiment or spice in Iran, Greece, most of the Mediterranean and the Indian subcontinent.
The plant was also introduced to the Americas by colonists and is today popular throughout the world.
Cumin seeds are often associated with a Mexican and Spanish cuisine, but the plant that gives us these seeds is actually native to the region stretching from the Mediterranean to India. Not surprisingly, cumin seeds occupy a very important place in the regional cuisine in the Mediterranean, Middle East and India.
In addition to giving us cumin seeds, the cumin plant is also noted for variety of medicinal properties and it has an important place in traditional medicine. The annual herbaceous plant produces fruits, each of which contains a single seed. The seeds which are dried and then used closely resemble caraway seeds.
Cumin seeds have a long history of use, with ancient archeological sites in both India and Egypt yielding 4,000-year-old cumin seeds! In the course of millennia, cumin seeds became an indelible part of the regional cuisine and it is still used as a popular condiment or spice in Iran, Greece, most of the Mediterranean and the Indian subcontinent.
The plant was also introduced to the Americas by colonists and is today popular throughout the world.
