Trigonella foenum-graecum
The story
For thousands of years, people living in dry, semiarid regions have cultivated this annual plant. Since ancient times, its unique leaves and seeds have traveled from historic fields into the kitchens of the Indian subcontinent, establishing a culinary legacy that spans generations.
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- Family
- Fabaceae
How to use it
This plant is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop, primarily utilized for its edible leaves and seeds which serve as traditional culinary ingredients.
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In the kitchen
Both the leaves and seeds of this plant are common ingredients in dishes from the Indian subcontinent. Using them as a food ingredient in small quantities is safe.
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About
Fenugreek is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, with leaves consisting of three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop. Its leaves and seeds are common ingredients in dishes from the Indian subcontinent, and have been used as a culinary ingredient since ancient times. Its use as a food ingredient in small quantities is safe.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Slug
- trigonella-foenum-graecum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Trigonella
- Species
- foenum-graecum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 40
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