Intensity 5/5 · Heat 1/5
Tiny seeds that smell overwhelmingly of thyme. A pinch is plenty — and transforms flatbread.
Velora House
NIGELLA SEED
Whole Seed · whole
Middle Eastern style · Prototype provenance, unverified
Matte black, faintly oniony and peppery. Scatter over flatbread before it goes in the oven.
Aroma
Onion • Pepper • Herb
Flavour
Savoury • Crunchy • Sharp
Intensity
Heat
60g
£10
1
Best with
FlatbreadCheesePicklesSalads
Format
whole
Category
Seeds
Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Indian
Origin · Türkiye
Sun-dried chillies and tart red fruit.
Aleppo- and Urfa-style chillies are dried differently — one bright and fruity, the other sweated overnight until dark, raisined and faintly smoky. Sumac grows on the same hillsides.
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