Cumin
Cumin is an annual herb of the family Apiaceae. Cumin has its origin in the East. There appears to be smoking spice or prepare dishes because its flavor is earthy when unprimed. In genral, Cumin is well appreciated in african cooking particular in Mali.
FOR LITTLE HISTORY:
It is often confused with chervis (Sium sisarum), which is a different plant. It traces the use of cumin over 5000 years in Egypt. Pharaonic families distributed on the floor of the tombs of the pharaohs.
The Hebrews have long used this false anise as a tithe to the church. Cumin is a spice mentioned in the Bible.
According to a survey use since antiquity, it was cursing and swearing cumin seeds while being sowed, to obtain a good harvest and to ward off the evil eye.
The Romans hung bags of cumin above their bed to prevent bad dreams.
Pliny (Roman naturalist and writer) says that students drank oil cumin to look pale and believe they had studied all night.
In the Middle Ages, serfs used as a bargaining chip to overcome.
In India, women in harems were using to get high by smoking.
In Italy, women cumin hiding in the clothes of their contenders to make them fall in love. Even in Germany, he served as a pledge of fidelity and symbol to prove his loyalty to her fiance.
HOW TO USE THE CUMIN IN THE KITCHEN?
Not to be confused with black cumin or caraway.
The path is used in the vast majority of spice mixture all over the world such as curry, chilli and garam masala, or colombo or ras el hanout.
We find cumin in some cheeses such as Gouda and Edam.
This is a spice found in tagines of Morocco or merguez. In Central America, gazpacho and empanadas.
It is widely used in cooking and recipes Reunion Creole cuisine in general.
There is a strong use of cumin in Morocco and in the Maghreb and the Arab world. It is often said that the cumin Morocco is the most fragrant of all.
It is a spice that can be used everywhere, raw or cooked, without risk of error. You can mix it with almost all the spices without risk.
You can also use it to flavor your tea and your teas! Does that surprise you? Discover our black tea flavor gingerbread and you will be hooked!
WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES OF CUMIN FOR HEALTH?
Good reasons, in addition to its taste properties, buy cumin. It has many health benefits.
Cumin has digestive properties effectively, against flatulence, intestinal infections, pain in the abdomen, especially in the stomach.
A little répendu use: can be used to stimulate the flow of milk in nursing mothers.
It relieves sorrowful rules.
