Cumin is one of the most commonly used seasonings in our life. It is often used to cook beef and mutton, which can remove its fishy smell and make its meat more tender.
Cumin is made of fennel. After drying this kind of plants and grinding them into powder, we can form our present cumin powder, which is spicy in taste and rich in certain essential oil.
The purchase of cumin
1, cumin seeds are 4.5-6 mm long and about 1- 1.5 mm wide, which are oily and contain strong fragrance, and the skin is preferably turquoise or yellow-green.
2. Put a small amount of cumin into the water, and the real cumin should float on the water surface, and the water quality should be clear; If there are phenomena such as sinking to the bottom and turbid water, it may be adulterated cumin.