On food and cooking the science and lore of the kitchen ( PDFDrive ) 794

together with citrus and sweet notes Celery seed was used in the ancient Mediterranean and is still common in European and American sausages, pickling mixes, and salad dressings “Celery salt” is a mixture of salt and ground celery seeds Coriander Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) has been valued and cultivated since ancient times, more for its dried fruits than its leaves, which have entirely different flavors The flavor of the fruit oil is startlingly floral and lemony, and makes coriander unique and irreplaceable in the cook’s arsenal of aromas It’s generally used in combination with other spices, as a component of a pickling or sausage mix, in gin and other alcohols, or as half of the coriander-cumin backbone of many Indian dishes Coriander is also one of the distinguishing flavors in American hot dogs There are two common types of coriander The European type has small fruits (1.5–3 mm), a relatively high essential oil content, and a large proportion of flowery linalool; the Indian type has larger fruits (to 5 mm), a lower oil content, less linalool, and several aromatics not found in the European type Coriander seed is generally supplied whole, with the two dry fruits still enclosed in their husk When it’s ground along with the aromatic fruits, the brittle, fibrous husk makes a good water absorber and thickener for sauces (the liquid portion of a curry, for example) Coarsely ground coriander is also used to coat meats and fish and provide flavor, crunch, and insulation at the same time Cumin Cumin comes from a small annual plant (Cuminum cyminum) native to southwest Asia, and was enjoyed by the Greeks and Romans; the Greeks kept it at the table in its own box, much as pepper is treated today For some reason cumin largely disappeared from ...mm), a relatively high essential oil content, and a large proportion of flowery linalool; the Indian type has larger fruits (to 5 mm), a lower oil content, less linalool, and several aromatics not found in the European type Coriander seed is generally supplied... whole, with the two dry fruits still enclosed in their husk When it’s ground along with the aromatic fruits, the brittle, fibrous husk makes a good water absorber and thickener for sauces (the liquid portion of a curry, for... a good water absorber and thickener for sauces (the liquid portion of a curry, for example) Coarsely ground coriander is also used to coat meats and fish and provide flavor, crunch, and insulation at the same time Cumin Cumin comes