Wild Mountain Cumin Seeds 40g
Wild Mountain Cumin Seeds 40g
Our wild mountain cumin is not like your standard store-bought cumin. It is conspicuously aromatic, bright, flavourful and renownedly delicious.
It’s deliciously savoury, penetratingly aromatic and bright, and has a sensational umami flavour which is reminiscent of grilled meats and sweet caramelized onions. Its flavour and aroma is characterized by grilled onions, dried apricots and mountain air- what a delight!
Add to: soups, or curries. toast whole into stir-fries, add to rubs for meat or veg
Great Taste 2022 : 2 Star Award: Outstanding
Judges Comments:
Wonderfully aromatic, nicely dried seeds. The camphorous oils burst on the palate releasing a wealth of characteristic aromatics, and finishing with a nutty bite almost as of caraway. The length is delightful. Certainly the best cumin we have encountered.
A bright, lemony aroma with a powerful complexity. We could taste pepper, liquorice, savoury - great bags of flavour along coming through. This is a brilliant product. Fresh, long-lasting, fabulous.
Further seasoning wisdom:
Hand-picked seeds from Badakhshan, in the Hindou Kush mountains range of Afghanistan. The cumin is carefully dried by laying out on a tarpaulin, the breeze carries away the moisture in a process called winnowing. The unique character of this area, including its aesthetic and biological structure, gives birth to an ancient and resilient variety of cumin, which is a different species to regular cumin - other names for it include persian cumin or black cumin. This variety has a warm pungent flavour and irresistible aroma.
This cumin will spice up your rubs for roasting meats and vegetables, and enliven your stir-fries, soups and curries. You can even use it to create your own curry powders or garam masalas, impressing all of your dinner guests!