Description

Fenugreek is one of the world&#**9;s oldest medicinal herbs. It has a variety of uses, including increasing breastmilk production. Fenugreek is the small stony seeds from the pod of a bean-like plant. The seeds are hard, yellowish brown and angular. Some are oblong, some rhombic, other virtually cubic, with a side of about 3mm (1/8"). A deep furrow all but splits them in two. They are available whole and dried , or as a dull yellow powder, ground from the roasted seeds. Bouquet: Warm and penetrating, becoming more pronounced when the seeds are roasted. Ground, they give off a &#**9;spicy&#**9; smell, pungent, like an inferior curry powder which would probably contain too much fenugreek. Flavor: Powerful, aromatic and bittersweet, like burnt sugar. There is a bitter aftertaste, similar to celery or lovage.