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But then he realized that he did know it: He had been visited by the spice all his life as charnushka, a topping for the traditional Eastern European rye bread that was always in his mother's breadbasket.
The Seattle Times 2011
chained_bear commented on the word charnushka
"Black smoky seeds found in Jewish rye bread in New York and in garam masala. Also known as black caraway or kalonji." (Penzeys Spices)
Also, a damn cool word.
February 6, 2007