cumin is the seed of the plant cuminum cyminum—a member of the apiaceae family alongside its cousins parsley, caraway, and fennel (just to name a few.) cumin is believed to be native first to egypt’s nile valley, quickly spreading to the eastern mediterranean and southwest central asia.

today it is grown predominantly in india, china, and mexico.india, where the climate in the northwestern states of gujarat and rajasthan produce some of the world’s finest cumin seeds. (india produces and also consumes the most cumin in the world, where it is referred to as jeera.)

cumin is the seed of the plant cuminum cyminum—a member of the apiaceae family alongside its cousins parsley, caraway, and fennel (just to name a few.) cumin is believed to be native first to egypt’s nile valley, quickly spreading to the eastern mediterranean and southwest central asia.

today it is grown predominantly in india, china, and mexico.india, where the climate in the northwestern states of gujarat and rajasthan produce some of the world’s finest cumin seeds. (india produces and also consumes the most cumin in the world, where it is referred to as jeera.)