"Rhonda Anderson" > wrote in message
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> kalanamak > wrote in news:_fJse.43$BD.12080
> @news.uswest.net:
>
>>
>> Even more confusing, "black cumin" or kalajeera is a tiny seed the shape
>> of cumin but thinner, and more pungent. Kalajeera is not applied to
>> charnushka...the spice that looks like little chunks of coal, but "black
>> cumin" sometimes is.
>> blacksalt
>
> That black cumin (apparently also called black caraway) is Nigella sativa.
> Saw some at work - one of the guys at work had this packet of seeds
> they'd
> found in a parcel they were inspecting. They were labelled black cumin,
> but
> had no botanical name (which we need, to check if they're restricted or
> not). Was able to use Gernot's website to identify it - that's one site I
> added to our list of useful links a long time ago! It's especially useful
> for the great photos.
>
> I haven't used Nigella. Might add it to my list of spices to try.
>
>
> Rhonda Anderson
> Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Is not Nigella sativa, a black onion seed?
I've also seen them labeled 'onion seed."
Dee