Nigella was (Re: [Sca-cooks] Looking for an sources of:)

[Decker, Terry D.]

Nigella is the seed of Nigella sativa (also known as fennel flower or wild
fennel).  Nigella is also referred to as black caraway, black cumin and
black onion seed.  Chernushka (or charnushka) is the Russian name.

Bear


> Olwen writes:
>
> > Amanda, what is your address?  I can send you a bag of
> Nigela.  I can easily
> > get black sesame at the Middle Eastern market.
>
> Nigella is not black sesame, those are sesame seeds before
> the black hull is
> removed to reveal the familiar pearly hue..  Nigella IS
> sometimes labelled
> "black caraway" even though it is not really caraway nor does
> it taste like it.
>
> Selene Colfox, Caid