Specifically, what is this food?3 guesses per person.
rice
okra
dates
rye
dill
Sunflower seeds
puffed wheat?
anise
fennel?
gamergirl - a more specific answer might be correct (although this goes by a far more common name in English)
Haven't seen it yet...
starfruit?
cardammom
vanilla
Anise
fennel seeds!
I meant a type of fennel (seeds).
cumin seeds
A specific variety could be correct, too (again, goes by a far more common name in English)
star anise?
licorice
sesame seeds
come on it has to be anise...
Nope.
aniseed
Cumin seeds?
barishap?
caraway... last guess
You've got it!Also apparently known as Meridian fennel or Persian cumin, it's the caraway seed.Here's the original pic:http://www.flickr.com/photos/joy_k/184496688/Paige, you have 3 bonus entries for the daily drawing for tomorrow!
Congrats Paige
Congratulations!
Hrm. The only names I know for fennel are sweet fennel and bitter fennel, but we only cook with sweet..
caraway
Woo hoo!!! That was hard, Jason!
It was - with that shape, they looked like shriveled up old bananas or vanilla pods to me.
Or snakes, or some sort of parasite!
shriveled up bananas was actually my first thought!
it got to be caraway am late
Paige congrats, it was indeed hard. Jason you really got me at going with the guessing game.
I'm glad you guys are having fun with it. We did something similar a few years ago with the HubLove contest.
cardamom
bitter fennel?
Large Cumin