What Is Dill?
Dill is an herb that grows to about 2 ft in height.
The feather-like leaves grow to a length of about 6 in.
Both the seeds and leaves are used in cooking.
The fresh dill leaves are sometimes called dill weed.
In Indian cuisine, dill is often used to make masalas, curry powders and to flavor spinach and other leafy green vegetables. The dill seeds have a flavor that is similar to that of caraway seeds.
Elsewhere, dill is probably best known for being used in pickling, such as in making dill pickles and sauerkraut.
Dill is a versatile herb and appears in recipes for a wide variety of dishes, especially fish and seafood.
Like a lot of herbs, dill is sometimes used for medicinal purposes. Dill tea is used as a treatment for insomnia and dill is reputedly a remedy for stomach problems.
You can grow dill in most types of soil but it does need a sunny location to thrive.
