cumin seeds
Earthy aromatic spice
Cumin seeds are the small, dried fruits of the cumin plant, used as a spice.
They have a warm, earthy flavor with slight bitterness, essential to cuisines from India to Mexico.
The seeds are used whole or ground: Toast the cumin seeds before adding them to the curry.
Often simply called cumin.
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