Dill: the word comes from the Saxon word “Dilla” which means soothe. I t is used as an aid for digestion - and as a tranquilizer because it containsthe chemical Carvone.
Appearance: Dill will grow to 90 cm it has feathery blue/green leaves-and yellow flowers member of the parsley family and its native home was the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia.In Europe and Asia dill has long been a staple herb.
Dill is a herb that is often passed over as just a pickle spice and is not fully appreciated. When a continent thinks of dill just as a pickle spice they miss out on the many ways to use Dill in cooking. Here are a few recipes easy and delicious with ingredients that are easy to find and inexpensive as well, so please experiment you will really like the results.
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