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The genus name Nigella is a diminutive of the Latin niger "black", referring to the seed color. [6] [7] The specific epithet sativa means "cultivated".[6]In English, Nigella sativa and its seed are variously called black caraway, black seed, black cumin, fennel flower, nigella, nutmeg flower, Roman coriander, [3] [6] black onion seed [8] and kalonji.
Chè thập cẩm (chè lẫn) meaning ten-ingredient sweet soup or mixed sweet soup is a mixture of various kinds of ingredients such as black-eyed peas, azuki beans, lotus seeds, mung beans, coconut, syrup, ice cream, milk and trân châu. This is one of the most popular forms of chè served in Vietnam.
Black seed may refer to: Nigella sativa, a plant with stubby, 2mm seeds; Guizotia abyssinica, a plant with elongate, 5mm seeds; Black Seed, an EP by black metal band ...
The seeds differ dramatically in shape, color and size. Caraway seeds appear brown in color, while Black Cumin is mostly black with a slight curve shape. This seed may be used in rice water to bring a slight flavor to the rice. Nigella sativa, black caraway is also called kalonji or nigella, and more common in the Far East, Mideast, Bangladesh ...
black cumin n. fennel flower, Nigella sativa, a plant producing small black seeds used as a spice; (also) (more fully black cumin seed) the seeds themselves; also called Roman coriander. Note that black cumin is used here (OED has no record of black caraway , although that's the name under which N. sativa seeds go under at commercial bakeries ...
[1] [2] It is related to cumin (Cuminum cyminum) and sometimes called black cumin, [citation needed] blackseed, [citation needed] or black caraway, [3] and has a smoky, earthy taste. It is often confused with Nigella sativa (which is also called black cumin , black caraway, or black seed [ 4 ] [ 5 ] ), by which it is often substituted in cooking.
The fruits are oval-shaped pyxis of 3.5 mm (0.1 in) high and 2 mm (0.08 in)m wide, which have four black seeds inside that are up to 1.8 mm (0.07 in) long. [ 8 ] The plant can be a weed in uplands, fields and gardens and it can host aphid and red spider.
Blackcurrant seed oil is derived from the seeds of ribes nigrum]] (black currant, or European currant). It contains an unusually high amount of omega-6 (15–20 percent) as well as a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids (12–14 percent). It also contains linoleic acid as well as 2–4 percent stearidonic acid.