In Middle Eastern cuisine, caraway pudding is a popular dessert during Ramadan. Caraway is also added to flavor Harissa, a Maghrebian chili pepper paste. It is typically made and served in the Levant area in winter and on the occasion of having a new baby, In Aleppian, Syrian cuisine it is used to make the sweet scones named Keleacha.

Caraway fruit oil is also used as a fragrance component in soaps, lotions, and perfumes. Caraway is also used as a breath freshener, and it has a long tradition of use in folk medicine.

SOWING:
Sow under cover indoors in Spring, March to April or in Autumn, September to October

Sow the seeds into small pots containing good quality seed starting compost. The plant has a long taproot which, once grown is difficult to transplant, so if sown early, transplant to the garden as soon as you are able while the seedlings are still small. If sowing in autumn, place the pots in a cold greenhouse or coldframe, they may not germinate until spring but will have a head start and produce stronger plants, ready to transplant in the garden once temperatures begin to warm.