[Sca-cooks] what is 'shuniz'?

[Olwen the Odd]

>I am trying to reproduce 'Milh Mutayyab' spice mixture and I am wondering
>  about one ingredient. Arberry's translation renders it as 'shuniz'. In 
>the
>  Perry translation of the 'Description of Familiar Foods' a parallel 
>recipe
>  lists the same ingredients, but in place of 'shuniz' it has nigella.
>
>  Is it reasonable to assume 'shuniz' is nigella?
>
>  Giano

If it turns out folks agree it is nigella and you need some, let me know.  I 
get it down the road.

Cariad a heddwch (love and peace)

THLady Olwen the Odd
Apprentice to Master Chirhart Blackstar
House Blackstar
Bright Hills Cooks Guild
Order of the Pearl
Barony of Bright Hills
Kingdom of Atlantia!