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The cumin of Santa Cruz de la Zarza

Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Mesa de Ocaña, Toledo

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The cumin of Santa Cruz de la Zarza

Food and drink · Santa Cruz de la Zarza, Mesa de Ocaña, Toledo

Image of Santa Cruz de la Zarza, not of the place itself.

The cultivation of cumin was so extensive in this district that the Roman settlement came to be known as Vicus Cuminarus, the cumin road. The spice is still present in the pig-slaughter marinades and in the pulse stews of the area.

Photo: Rodelar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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