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It is a bi-annual herb that originated from Asia Minor, but is now cultivated in Egypt, Northern Europe, Africa and Russia. It grows up to *0cm (2 feet) and has soft fern-like leaves, umbels of white/pink flowers and small brown fruit.

Also known as Meadow Cumin, it is a very old, well known spice, used as far back as the Stone Age, while the Egyptians used it as food flavoring, the Romans in bread-making and in the middle Ages the Germans and Austrians used it in their cooking. Traditionally this herb is associated with sharp eyesight and a sweet breath.

Caraway oil has a sweet spicy odor with a slight peppery smell.

Caraway oil is extracted by steam distillation from the dried ripe seeds and yields 2 - 8 %.