It like coriander is a native of the Mediterranean region but is also found in Central America. Cumin seed is similar in appearance to caraway seed but longer.
The seeds come as paired or separate carpels and are 3-6 mm long. They have a stripped pattern of nine ridges and oil canals and are hairy, boat-shaped; tapering at each extremity, with tiny stalks attached.
This seed is yellowish-brown in color and is almost always heated to bring out its rich aroma. The
Basically a plant of the warm temperate regions, cumin is so adaptable that a wide range of cultivars have developed and been given local names.
Plants grow well in a temperature range of 10-24 C, below 5 °C generally slows growth, and frost at any stage is usually fatal.
Cumin seed
