The image, above, shows the full caraway plant (Carumcarvi), left, with a close-up of the flower heads, right and
the seeds, inset..
| Common Name: Caraway |
| Scientific Name: Carum carvi |
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| Family: Apiaceae |
| Range: Europe. Occasionally naturalized in Britain. Perhaps native in S.E. England |
Physical Characteristics
Carum carvi is a hardy Biennial plant, growing to 60cm (2 ft) by 30cm (1 ft) in size. It is hardy to zone 5 and is not frost tender. The plant flowers from June to July and seeds ripen from July to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by bees. The plant is self-fertile.
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| Edible Parts: Leaves, Root, Seeds |
 Edibility Rating: 4 
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 Known Hazards: Though hard to pin down in the literature, some reports cite that caraway contains the alleged 'psychotroph' myristicine. Excessive intake has been linked to kidney and liver damage.
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Welcome to the summary page for FabulousFusionFood's Wild Food guide to Caraway along with all the Caraway containing recipes presented on this site, with 109 recipes in total.
These recipes, all contain Caraway as a major wild food ingredient.
This page is a continuation of the list of wild food recipes including Caraway held on the FabulousFusionFood site. If you are specifically looking for this site's information on as a Wild Food please navigate to First Page of the Caraway Containing Recipes entry on this site.
These recipes, all contain Caraway as a major wild food ingredient.
This page is a continuation of the list of wild food recipes including Caraway held on the FabulousFusionFood site. If you are specifically looking for this site's information on as a Wild Food please navigate to First Page of the Caraway Containing Recipes entry on this site.
The alphabetical list of all Caraway recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 109 recipes in total:
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