[Sca-cooks] UHH-OH!

[Susan Fox-Davis]

<singing Sumer Is A Cumin Seed...>
Wow.  That's a toughie.
Cumin is such a fundamental flavor in this cuisine.
Fennel and Caraway seeds are close
botanically but not gustatorily.
Turmeric?  Fenugreek?  Nigella?
That last is often called "Black Caraway"
but is not actually related,
and appears in the same region.
I first encountered Nigella seeds
studded in real Armenian string cheese.
Lovely flavor, now I need to go get some.
Any road, at least they told you now
and not the night before.
Run a test batch of each affected dish,
omitting the cumin, then see what they "need" from there.

If a dish really, really won't work without the cumin,
put it in and issue the usual allergen warning.
Surely the lady would be gracious enough
to let everyone else enjoy a dish as it should be served?

Hoping your feast is brilliant
and nobody misses what they didn't know
was supposed to be in there,

Selene Colfox


> Lowry wrote:  .... now I have another dilemma.  The Benevolence Crusade is coming up in just under 2 weeks.  I'm having mostly middle eastern and andulsian recipes.  I guess about 60% of them call for cumin.
>
> Pegasus just came out with a notice that HM Nerissa is allergic to cumin.
>
> At this late stage I can't face the thought of throwing out all my whole feast plan and starting over -- so is their a similar tasting alternative?  Or should I just make the recipes, as is, but leave out the cumin?