Celery seeds

Apium graveolens

spice

Tiny fruits of celery, with an intense celery taste; with fish and cauliflower, and ground with salt they make celery salt. They provide phthalides.

Origin

Wetlands of Europe

Season (United States)

imported · all year round

Preparation

A pinch is enough: whole in pickles, soups and coleslaw, or crushed with salt to make celery salt; they are eaten with the dish.

Molecules

PhthalidesIn small amounts, not counted Phenolic acids · Plant iron · Calcium

Did you know?

The plant flowers and sets seed only once, in its second year or later; steeped in brandy, its seeds make a liqueur.