"Dee Randall" > wrote in
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>
> "Rhonda Anderson" > wrote in message
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>> kalanamak > wrote in news:_fJse.43$BD.12080
>> @news.uswest.net:
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>>>
>>> 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
>

According to Gernot's site, Nigella sativa is also called black onion
seed because it resembles onion seed. However, Nigella spp. are not
related to onions - they belong to a different family.

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia