On Food and Cooking

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,