Dill Seeds

Dill Seeds

Dill Seeds
The Indian Dill is sometimes regarded as a variety of the European Dill. However, the ripe dried seeds of Indian Dill are longer but less broad than those of European Dill. Their dorsal ridges are paler in color. Composition of essential oil also varies. Indian Dill is a herbaceous umbelliferous annual with pinnately divided leaves, fond practically throughout India. It is also cultivated as a cold weather crop in many parts of India. The ripe, light brown seeds emit an aromatic odor faintly resembling that of caraway.
Description
Dill originated in Eastern Europe. Zohary and Hopf remark that "wild and weedy types of dill are widespread in the Mediterranean basin and in West Asia." In Semitic languages it is known by the name of Shubit. The Talmud requires that tithes shall be paid on the seeds, leaves, and stem of dill.