caraway seeds

Caraway is one of the oldest known spices. Its use dates back more than 5000 years before AD notes! It has been found in the lake dwellings Neolithic.

Not to be confused with the black caraway or black cumin is actually the black seed Habba sawda, also called black cumin.
She is one of spices used for embalming the mummies in the time of pharaohs and was supposed to ward off evil spirits. It was also in love potions.

In the East it is called Roman Cumin.
This name comes from the fact that the Romans were very fond of. These are the Roman conquests that broadcast this spice throughout the empire. It will happen in Northern Europe than to the 13th century where it is widely used nowadays.

Around 1390, he finds his place in the cookbooks of Richard II era alongside coriander, pepper and garlic.

HOW TO USE THE CARWAY IN THE KITCHEN?

Not to be confused with the cumin, a spice to taste and different use.
Anise des Vosges is used to flavor meats (pork, turkey, venison, goose ...), cheeses (particularly Munster), sausages, sauerkraut, as well as some pastries and confectionery.
 It is a spice widely used in German cooking, she entered eg in the composition of kummel, sauerkraut, potato salad, cooking fish or many recipes of traditional German liqueurs.

In North Africa, the Roman cumin is used in most salads and is found associated with meloukia in many traditional dishes.

In India, it is incorporated in curries and in most traditional dishes.
It teams well with all vegetables and all white meat, it is also one of the main ingredients of our spices for chicken.

Use it in cooking mutton, pork or quarry.

It tastes especially if you enjoy it, the use of caraway shall extend to all your dishes!
It is found in many alcohols: aquavit, gin, schnapps ...

WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES CARWAY HEALTH?

Here are some good reasons, in addition to its taste properties, purchase of caraway.
Caraway has carminative properties, deworming or antispasmodics. It has the property to fight against flatulence and fermentation.

It has a stimulating effect at the level of saliva, gastric and bile secretions, roughly: it is excellent for digestion! Chew a few seeds at the end of a hearty meal, it will impress your guests!

Among its benefits include that it regulates the heartbeat disrupted by digestive disorders, but it is also a diuretic and a natural expectorant.

It eases painful periods, increases lactation while nursing and relieves flatulence.