What is dill?
The herb is a plant whose leaves, seeds or flowers are used to flavor food or in medicine. Other uses of herbs include cosmetics, dyes and perfumes. The name comes from the Latin Herba , which means "green crops". Dill is a plant ( anethum graveolens ), which provides fruit similar to seeds, referred to as leatherette or leatherette and leaf growth called dill . The plant is in the same family, Apiaceae, such as Anise, Fennel, Coriander, Cumin and Cumin.
History
Greek physician Hippocrates, known for hippocratic oath, recorded a dill water recipe. It is mentioned in the list of Charlemagne's herbs and served tea.
Description
Like many other herbs in their family, Dill is a tall plant, often reaches a height of 3 feet (about 1 m) and spilled with characteristic gloomy leaves. Some trunks have been developed to be shorter, withstand screwing or maximizing seed production. FlowersThey are from white to yellow.
horticulture
Dill is a loving, durable annual annual, which is grown from the seed. If the seeds are not harvested, it will be re -reopened. The plant has a taproot like a coriander and mature plants should not be transplanted. Planting succession ensures that weed Dill is available throughout the season, albeit earlier planting.
food and other use
Dill is well known as a first -class ingredient in cucumber and other pickled vegetables, but is also popular for flavored vinegar. It is a component in many Scandinavian and German dishes and seafood sauces, including gravlax, and is used in soups with different origin, including Borscht. Dill is used as a decoration in the Baltic states, in breads and in dive and salad dressings, including those used for potato salad.
preservation
thenejobIt is a more like to keep dill is its use in cucumbers. The leaves can also be frozen for several months, which is a better method for drying. To harvest the fruit, the dead flower head can be collected and shaken in a bag, or - to ensure that the seeds do not lose - the seed heads can first be wrapped in curd, mesh or pantyhose and substances used to collect seeds. The seeds should be dried in a cool and dry place.