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Ian Hoare
 
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Salut/Hi Philippe Lemaire (remove oldies),


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>Thanks for the explanation !
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>The problem is that, in French, both are cumins...


No. Caraway is correctly called "Carvi" in french

Cumin (or cumin) is "cumin" in French

However, you're right that especially in Alsace, by confusion between
kuemmel and kreuzkuemmel, there is considerable confusion.

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