Re: Original black cumin is not nigella sativa?!

Hi Sara,

I am aware that Wikipedia has many springs of polluted water. I am pretty sure I have a true blessed seed. Thank you for the cooking instructions and recipes.

Anyway, under suspicion, I decided to follow the trail of Carum bulbocastanum in search of the alleged original Black Cumin.

To my amazement and amusement, this student of exotic plants says quite the opposite:

Black Cumin:
"There is considerable confusion about this spice, particularly in the older literature. It is sometimes (falsely) referred to under names as Carum bulbocastanum or Cuminum nigrum. Until recently, there was only very little scientific data on this spice."

But then, just ahead, he also states that Black Cumin is not nigella:

"The most common Indic name for this spice is kala jira [काला जीरा] "black cumin", archaically spelled kala jeera; the same name is, most often in English, sometimes given to an entirely unrelated spice, nigella (also called onion seed). Similar names in South India actually refer to nigella. Nigella is popular in the Middle East and Northern India, particularly Bengal."

Regardless of all, he has some interesting data about exotic plants:

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Buni_per.html


http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Nige_sat.html


Regards,
Antonio Tweet