Caraway seed can be used whole or ground. It is widely used in Eastern european cooking, particularly in vegetable dishes and baking.

Traditionally, the ground, dried, fruit of a variety of capsicum indigenous to the Cayenne area of northern South America.

Use a 5 inch piece in meat, vegetable, fish or rice dishes. It can also be used to flavour rice pudding or other mil based dishes.

Its mild, aromatic, liquorice flavour enhances meat and fish dishes and it can be used whole or finely ground in vegetarian Indian dishes.

Produced in most tropical countries but supplies available in the UK usually come from southern India, Pakistan or China.