cumin seed

Taco seasoning ingredient

Cumin seed is the dried fruit of the cumin plant, used as a spice.

Small, elongated, and ridged, the seeds have a warm, earthy flavor with a slight bitterness, essential to cuisines across the Middle East, India, Mexico, and North Africa.

They appear whole or ground: Toast the cumin seeds before grinding.

Often shortened to just cumin.

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