Cumin Seeds

Name: Cumin, Whole Seeds
Brand: The Spice House
SKU: FG-134910-FP
Price: 7.29 USD
Availability: InStock

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Whole cumin seeds are perfect on top of salads or steamed rice. The true flavors come out when toasted first so the essential oils have a chance to bloom. Frying whole cumin seeds is also the first step in many curry recipes and have been used this way for thousands of years. We source our seeds from India and Turkey. Also available in ground cumin. Visit our blog to learn more and cumin and discover new recipes.

Flatpack, 2.1oz. $7.29
Jar, 2.1oz. $7.49
Bag, 8 oz. $18.49

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With its potent, unique flavor, Whole Cumin is a crucial ingredient in many kinds of global cuisine. It’s essential in Indian curries, and is commonly roasted before being ground to give it a lovely nutty, toasted taste. The somewhat bitter, earthy flavor is crucial to good chili. Nearly all Mexican bean and meat recipes call for generous amounts of cumin (called "comino" in Mexican recipes), as do foods of various other Latin American countries. Several European countries use it to flavor their breads. Ingredients: Cumin seeds.

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Cumin seeds

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whole

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nutty, earthy, toasted

Perfect For

indian curries, mexican meats

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Compliments to the chef

As in, when I cook with this cumin, I get compliments! I grind these whole cumin seeds as needed in my spice grinder. The flavor is so much better than any other cumin seed I've tried before. My go-to from now on.

Excellent. Always fresh.

TheSpiceHouse cumin seeds are my cumin of choice, and I grind it with a Krups spice grinder. Prior to grinding my own I bought ground cumin from TheSpiceHouse and I remarked to a friend "I thought I knew what fresh cumin was". It was excellent, and I can recommend it if you do not grind your own.

This is fabulous for Indian, Turkish, and Latin American cooking.

The best there is

Next to whole black peppercorns, chili powder, and a handful of other spices or spice blends, whole cumin seed is one of the most important spices in my entire pantry. There is nothing like toasting your own cumin seeds, letting them cool, then grinding them into a course powder, and using them in everything from homemade taco seasoning, to making hummus, and all kinds of other great stuff. The flavor is not even close to comparable to the store-bought stuff, and I always have whole cumin seeds on hand. Human is easily in my top five favorite single spices on Earth, and I do my best to keep large quantities of the stuff on hand. The flavor and Aroma is incredibly vibrant and intense, compared to anything else you'll find anywhere.

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