Herb Caraway
£1.24 – £10.29Price range: £1.24 through £10.29
A hardy, biennial herb native to Europe and Western Asia growing 1 ½ ft. In the first year plants resemble carrots, growing to about 8 inches tall with finely divided leaves and long taproots, maturing and flowering in the second season.
The entire caraway plant is edible:
- Roots may be boiled and treated like cooked parsnips.
- Young leaves can be used in salads or for seasoning soups and stews.
- Liquorice-flavoured seeds give ryebread its characteristic taste but are also good in potato soup, cheese spreads, sauerkraut and salad dressings.
- Several liqueurs are made with caraway, including Kummel and some Schnapps.
