Nigella seeds:

Once associated with regional cuisine, today it is becoming more and more popular, mainly thanks to the return to the favors of homemade pastries and cheeses. This is a plant whose seeds have a black, intense color to serve as a spice - most often they are dried whole or ground. Due to the color, it is also called black cumin. Its aroma is slightly nutty, tart, with a hint of oregano. Nigella is characterized by a spicy, slightly bitter-spicy taste, intermediate between the taste of poppy seeds and pepper. Interestingly, ground black cumin can be replaced with black pepper.

Other Names: Black Seed, Black Onion Seed, Nigella Sativa, Black Cumin Seed, Kalonji, Kalonjee, Schwarzcummel, Sinouj, Nutmeg Flower, Black Caraway, Habba Sowda, Fennel Flower, Cheveux de Vénus, Nigelle, Chernushka, Niguilla, Nigelo, Sortkommen, Thian Dam & Hak Jung Chou.

Description:

Nigella seed comes from an annual flowering herb, native to south and southwest Asia and is now found growing throughout the Mediterranean.

It grows to a height of 20–30 cm and has upright, branching stems. The herb has two kinds of leaves; the lower leaves are small and petiole, whilst the upper leaves are linear, finely divided, bright green in colour and approximately 6-10cm in length.

The 5 petaled flowers grow terminally on each branch of the stem, and are white in colour. The seed head is a capsule, comprised of 5 ‘compartments’ each compartment contains numerous white seeds approximately 3mm in length, that ripen to black when exposed to the air, the seeds are 3 sided with ridged edges.

Brief History:

In the 1st century A.D. wrote that Nigella seeds were taken to treat headaches, nasal congestion, toothache, and intestinal worms. The Egyptians were fond of this herb so much so that a jar of seed was discovered in Tutankhamen's tomb. Old Assyrian herbals show vermifuge properties for nigella along with the ability to prevent itching.

Ingredients: The dried whole seed of Nigella sativa

Weight: 50g, 100g, 250g, 500g, 1Kg or 2Kg.

Package Contain: 1X Packet of Nigella Seeds.

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