DC. wrote:
> "Wazza" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> <snip>
>> To tell the difference between cumin and caraway is not easy
>> for the
>> uninitiated, but caraway usually has more pronounced stripes
>> down
>> the edge of the fruit (commonly called the seed). I find the
>> taste
>> of caraway objectionable, though liked it in bread in Prague,
>> when I
>> first thought it was mint!
>
> Just to throw another seed into the conversation/confusion, I
> have
> some fennel seeds which look very similar to cumin or caraway
> seeds
> but the taste is more like aniseed.

That's quite true! Unlike Wazza, I like the taste of all three
but I could not tell the seeds (or fruits or whatever) apart by
eye. The odors are quite distinctive of course.

Jim.