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[[Image:Caraway.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Carawy seeds]] | [[Image:Caraway.jpg|300px|thumb|right|[Carawy seeds]] | ||
The fruits, usually used whole, have a pungent, anise flavour and aroma that comes from essential oils, mostly carvone and limonene. They are used as a [[spice]] in breads, especially [[rye]] bread which is denser because of the [[yeast]] killing properties of the essential oil, limonene. | The fruits, usually used whole, have a pungent, anise flavour and aroma that comes from essential oils, mostly carvone and limonene. They are used as a [[spice]] in breads, especially [[rye]] bread which is denser because of the [[yeast]] killing properties of the essential oil, limonene. | ||
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Caraway seed oil is also used as a fragrance component in soaps, lotions, and perfumes. The roots may be cooked as a [[root vegetable|root]] [[vegetable]] similar to [[parsnips]] or [[carrots]]. | Caraway seed oil is also used as a fragrance component in soaps, lotions, and perfumes. The roots may be cooked as a [[root vegetable|root]] [[vegetable]] similar to [[parsnips]] or [[carrots]]. | ||
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=== In literature === | === In literature === | ||
In one of the short stories in Dubliners by James Joyce, a character eats caraway seeds to mask the [[alcohol]] on his breath. | In one of the short stories in Dubliners by James Joyce, a character eats caraway seeds to mask the [[alcohol]] on his breath. | ||