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''Bunium bulbocastanum'' is a plant species in the family Apiaceae. It is related to cumin (''Cuminum cyminum'') and commonly called black cumin, blackseed,, black caraway, or great pignut, and has a smoky, earthy taste. It is often confused with ''Nigella sativa'' (which is also called black cumin,〔 〕 blackseed, and black caraway〔). Dried ''Bunium bulbocastanum'' fruits are used as a culinary spice in northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran. It is practically unknown outside these areas. The tuber-like root is locally collected for food; the "pignut" or chestnut" names refer to it. ==Etymology== Local names for that spice are (काला ज़ीरा) ''kala zeera'' (black cumin) or ''shahi zeera'' (शाहि ज़ीरा)(imperial cumin) in Hindi, as سیاہ زیرہ ("syah zirah", "black cumin"), کالا زیرہ ("kaala zirah", "black cumin") and زيره كوهی ("zirah kuhi", "mountain/wild cumin") in Urdu, زيره كوهی (''zireh kuhi'', "wild cumin") in Persian and as сиёх дона (''siyoh dona'', "black seed") in Tajiki, in Malayalam "സഹജീരകം". The commonly used Hindi term ''shahi zeera'' may be a distortion of ''syahi'' (black in Persian) ''zeera''. However, in the Hindustani language, the term ''syahi'' also means "inky black". In Bengali, ''kalo zeera'' also means black cumin, but refers to ''Nigella'', not ''B. bulbocastanum''. ''Nigella'' is widely used as a spice in Bengali food, while ''B. bulbocastanum'' is rare. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bunium bulbocastanum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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