Poppy seed

About

Poppy seeds owe much of their flavor strength to their high oil content, which also makes them prone to turning rancid quickly. Both black and white poppy seeds are used in cooking, with black seeds having the stronger flavor. Toasting develops a sweet, nutty character with notes of hay, honey, and yeast.

Pairs well with poppy seed

• CiLemonTraditionally, poppy seed paste mixed with lemon zest or candied peel filled pastries like strudel and hamantaschen, giving a moody,…
• EaPotatoThe Bengali dish aloo posto pairs fried potato with a thick sauce of ground white poppy seed, nigella seed, curry leaves and green chili.
• CiOrangeOrange and poppy seed combine in Polish masa makowa, a dense poppy-seed paste studded with bitter candied orange and flavored with almond…
• WoAlmondPoppy seeds have a mild almond flavor with a faint, dry, cardboard-like note; white poppy seeds are closer to sweet almond and less bitter…
• SpCinnamonMakowiec, a Polish Christmas cake, is a yeasted roll filled with a cinnamon-scented poppy-seed paste made by simmering ground poppy seeds…
• CrCoconutAccording to The Oxford Companion to Food, coconut and white poppy seeds are combined with semolina to make the Indian sweet khus khus…
• ChCheesePoppy seeds and cheese appear together in a seeded bagel with cream cheese, and more elaborately in Mohn-Käsekuchen, a German poppy-seed…
• FfHoneyAn ancient Greek treat called gastris combined poppy seeds, nuts, honey and pepper wrapped in a sesame crust; medieval recipes used…
• RoSesame"Everything" bagel seasoning combines sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried onion, garlic and black pepper.
• FrPlumGround poppy seed and sliced plum baked into a sponge cake create a slightly bitter, red-fruit variation on apple-and-almond cake; the…
• GrLettuceToasted poppy seeds stirred into an olive oil and lemon juice dressing add a rich, nutty finish that builds through the mouthful when…
• GrCarawaySeedcake is an ambiguous term covering several baked goods: a seed-studded sweet biscuit, a yeasted, enriched cake flavored with caraway…