Using whole seed spices makes food zestier, part 2

1 servings

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KEYWORDS: MUSTARD, POPPY, SE

A pickle wouldn't be a pickle without dill - the seeds are the major ingredient in pickling spice. Its pungent, aromatic flavor livens up fish and chicken dishes, salads, sauerkraut, green beans, stews, egg dishes, salad dressing, creamy sauces and dairy products, such as sour cream, cottage cheese and yogurt. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% FENNEL SEED %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Like aniseed, fennel has a licorice flavor, but it's less intense. The small, oval, greenish brown seeds of sweet fennel give Italian sausage and pepperoni their characteristic flavor. Fennel is also used in fish dishes, in curry powder and in pickling mixtures for sweet pickles and salad dressing. Try it in eggs, vegetables or as Italian bakers do, in breads and rolls. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% FENUGREEK SEED %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% This seed actually comes from a plant in the pea family. It's primarily used in curry powder, but you'll also find it in chutneys, pickling mixtures and confections. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% MUSTARD SEED %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% The seeds for making mustard come in several shades; white, yellow and brown. The make the mustard that goes on your hot dog, the seeds are milled to make mustard flour, then mixed with salt, vinegar, and spices. Mustard seeds are used in pickling mixtures, vegetable relishes, corned beef, coleslaw and sauerkraut. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% POPPY SEED %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Tiny, blue-black, nutty tasting poppy seeds contain no narcotics, although they come from the same plant that produces opium. Whole seeds are used as a topping for breads, rolls, cookies, cakes and other baked goods. Browned in butter, they're delicious over noodles, fish and cooked vegetables. Try themin fruit salads, cottage cheese, cream cheese and scrambled eggs. Crushed seeds, mixed with honey, become a filling for the Jewish Hamentashen or Purim (festive holiday) cakes. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%% SESAME SEED %%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Small, flat, oval sesame seeds add eye and flaor appeal to rolls and breads, breadsticks, cokies ro crackers. They're baked into Southern benne (another word for sesame seed) biscuits. Origin: Michigan Newspaper, Food Section, September 12, 1994. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Oct/94.

Submitted By SHARON STEVENS On 10-23-94

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