STARWEST – Nigella Seed Organic – 1 Lbs. (454 g)
DESCRIPTION
Starwest Botanicals – Nigella Seed Organic – 1 lb
- Organic Nigella Seeds
- Nigella Sativa
- Origin: India
- Kosher Certified by Kosher Certification Services
- Certified Organic by QAI, Inc.
Nigella is a genus of about 14 species of annual plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to southern Europe, north Africa, south and southwest Asia. Common names applied to members of this genus are nigella, devil-in-a-bush or love in a mist.
The species grow to 20-90 cm tall, with finely divided leaves; the leaf segments are narrowly linear to threadlike. The flowers are white, yellow, pink, pale blue or pale purple, with five to 10 petals. The fruit is a capsule composed of several united follicles, each containing numerous seeds; in some species (e.g. Nigella damascena), the capsule is large and inflated.
The seeds of Nigella, known as kalonji, black cumin (though this can also refer to Bunium persicum), onion seed or just nigella, are used as a spice in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines. The dry-roasted nigella seeds flavor curries, vegetables and pulses. The black seeds taste like a combination of onions, black pepper and oregano, and have a bitterness to them like mustard seeds. It can be used as a “pepper” in recipes with pod fruit, vegetables, salads and poultry.
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California Proposition 65 Statement: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
