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n. - Aromatic seeds of an herb of the carrot family; Dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds.

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  • We're not in the north where the cumin is more predominant.
  • Actually cumin is what makes soutzoukakia differ from meat balls.
  • I made this bread-machine recipe for light rye bread today, and mistakenly put in cumin seeds instead of caraway.
  • I have even made it substituting the basil for cumin, which is even better.
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