Caraway - A

Flora – wild herbs

Caraway (Carum carvi)

Caraway is one of the few plants widely used as a seasoning that is also native to Slovenia, where it occurs mainly at slightly higher altitudes. It is a biennial: in the first year it develops only leaves. The fruit splits into two mericarps, commonly referred to as “seeds”, and is extremely widespread in the diet across almost all of Slovenia, although less so in the Primorska region. It is added to rye bread, cabbage and meat, especially roasts. Some people also sprinkle caraway over savoury pastries. It is used in powdered form as well, where its aroma of carvone, a terpene, is particularly pronounced. In addition to its culinary use, it is also employed as a digestive remedy.

Mitja Kaligarič