otherwise grow into a new plant) Caraway Caraway comes from the small herb Carum carvi There are annual and biennial forms, the first native to central Europe, the second to the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East The biennial form develops a taproot the first summer, then flowers and fruits the second; the taproots are sometimes cooked like carrots in northern Europe Caraway may have been among the first spice plants cultivated in Europe; its seeds were found in ancient Swiss lake dwellings, and have continued to be an important ingredient in Eastern Europe The distinctive flavor of caraway comes from the terpene D-carvone (which it shares with dill), with citrusy limonene the only other major volatile Caraway is used in cabbage, potato, and pork dishes, in breads and cheeses, and in the Scandinavian alcohol aquavit Spices of the Carrot Family Ajwain Trachyspermum ammi Anise Pimpinella anisum Asafoetida Ferula asafoetida Caraway Carum carvi Celery seed Apium graveolens Coriander Coriandrum sativum Cumin Cuminum cyminum Cumin, black Cuminum nigrum Dill seed Anethum graveolens Fennel seed Foeniculum vulgare Celery Seed Celery seed is essentially a concentrated, dried version of the same aromas found in fresh celery (Apium graveolens), though of course it lacks the fresh green notes The main aromas are a distinctive celery note from unusual compounds called phthalides, ... Celery seed is essentially a concentrated, dried version of the same aromas found in fresh celery (Apium graveolens), though of course it lacks the fresh green notes The main aromas are a distinctive celery note from...Spices of the Carrot Family Ajwain Trachyspermum ammi Anise Pimpinella anisum Asafoetida Ferula asafoetida Caraway Carum carvi Celery seed Apium graveolens Coriander Coriandrum sativum