Ajowan
- Product number: 331600
- Origin: India, Middle East
- Latin: Trachyspermum ammi, or Carum copticum
It's mainly the fruits and seeds that make this spice so popular in India and the Middle East, but the delicate leaves are also very tasty. Essentially a substitute for thyme, but with a stronger flavor. Use in savory dishes, bread, beans, sauces, and also medicinally.
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Latin: Trachyspermum ammi, or also Carum copticum
Dutch: Ajowan
Also known as: Indian Caraway, Ajwain, Carom
English: Bishop’s Weed
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- Flower colour: Small white flowers in umbels
- Origin: India, Middle East
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Trachyspermum ammi, or Carum copticum
- Dutch: Ajowan
- Also known as: Trachyspermum ammi, Ajwain, Carom
- English: Bishop’s Weed
