, botanisch meadow or common (Carum carvi) are one of the oldest spices in the family of the (Apiaceae). One found in excavations of buildings of stakes, itself on the time 3000 the v. Chr. to antedate leave. First written excessive quantities originate from the time of Karl of the large one.

Contents materials

contains ethereal oils (fruit: Carvon, Limonen, Myrcen, a-Phellandren, Ÿ-Caryophyllen, cis and trans Carveol, cis and trans Dihydrocarvon, trans Dihydrocarveol, a and fatty acids, Gerbstoffe. The Vitamin C content of the fresh plant in mg per 100 g freshness weight amounts to 224.6 mg

in the kitchen

is the classical spice to heavy meals, bread and to Pellkartoffeln, which become tastier thereby. Germans and Austrians are the largest of the world. In former times one ate cooked roots and sheets as vegetable and/or took fresh sheets as to soup-add. The sheets of the have a mild Petersilien Dill taste, which fits well soups and salads. The roots can be cooked as vegetables. The seeds are particularly in the Jewish and north and Eastern European kitchen like and as spice for cakes and rye bread, Gulasch, Kohl, scorched apples and liquor are used there. The Kimmicher, a tradition pastry from Reutlingen, is a roll from a paste with much

as Spirituose

Of Likr or liquor is made. The Gilka emperor most well-known in Germany is and by double distillation by is manufactured only easily and is within the between Aquavit and Allasch (one originally in close proximity to Riga/Latvia manufactured, strongly Kmmellikr) to be incorporated. This is drunk above all strongly cooled as Digestif. In Northern Germany one drinks a named

in the Pflanzenheilkunde

energizes the appetite, supports digesting of fat and blowing meals, works solving with cramps and colic attacks of the digesting organs. One takes - in the pharmacy available - drop by drop on sugars with headache, bad digesting and blowing.

in the superstition

was not already in Egypt a ritual plant which can be replaced with swearing to of dead spirit.

is to prosper better, if one sows him under curses and wishing (the Romans believed something similar over sowing

was added to dear beverages, since it was to prevent partings. And who eats at the Green Thursday, the whole year a flea does not bite.

See also

• List of the kitchen herbs and spices
• Heinrich

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