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General Description: Cumin is the pale green seed of Cyminum cyminum, a small herb in the parsley family. The seed is uniformly elliptical and deeply furrowed. Geographical Sources:Iran and India Traditional Ethnic Uses: Cumin is frequently used in Mexican dishes such as chili con...

Archaeologists have been successful in dating petrified walnut shells using carbon dating technology back to the Neolithic period (80 centuries ago). Walnuts may be regarded as the oldest tree-food and originates in Persia. Romans had love affair with walnuts calling it Royal Nut of Jove (Jove...

Raisins In Ancient Times: It is believed that humans discovered raisins when they happened upon grapes drying on a vine. History books note that raisins were sun-dried from grapes as long ago as 1490 B.C. But several hundred years passed before it was determined which grape variety would...

The original homelands of the pistachio were Asia Minor (now Turkey), Iran, Syria, Lebanon and a bit north to the Caucasus in southern Russia and Afghanistan. Archeologists have found evidence in a dig site at Jarmo, near northeastern Iraq, that pistachio nuts were a common food as early as 6750...

The hazelnut, cobnut or filbert is the fruit of the hazel tree, Corylus avellana L. (Family Betulaceae) and is a true nut.Hazelnut is a native of Britain and of all the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. The Hazelnut is referred to as the filbert in North America where it was first grown in...

Many of us have enjoyed a rendezvous or two with the sweet almond in delicacies like marzipan or have enjoyed the dramatic presentation of whole almonds standing upright and decorating baked Brie. Sweet almond slivers grace the top of many cakes or garnish a platter of steamed green beans. During...