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• It is an essential part of many spice blends (such as garam masala), either whole or ground.
• The cumin, or comino, “seeds” are actually dry fruits known as schizocarps. They are thin yellowish brown elongated ovals about 6 mm (0.25 inch) long.
• Each features five prominent longitudinal dorsal ridges interspersed with less-distinctive secondary ridges forming a tiny gridlike pattern.