Mukhwas
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| Place of origin | India |
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| Main ingredients | seeds and nuts, essential oils (peppermint) |
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Sugar-coated fennel seeds
Mukhwas is a colorful Indian after-meal snack or digestive aid widely used as a mouth freshener, especially after meals.[1] It can be made of various seeds and nuts, but often found with fennel seeds, anise seeds, coconut, and sesame seeds. They are sweet in flavor and highly aromatic due to added sugar and the addition of various essential oils, including peppermint oil. The seeds can be savory or sweet-coated in sugar and brightly colored.[2] Plain water drunk after chewing and consuming the fennel seeds contained therein tastes extremely sweet.
Occasionally, this is eaten for medicinal purposes.
The word is an amalgamation of two distinctly different words, mukh meaning mouth and vas meaning smell.
See also
- Good & Plenty
- London drops, a similar candy sold in Finland and Sweden
References
- ↑ http://www.avclub.com/article/why-are-candy-coated-fennel-seeds-served-indian-re-243727
- ↑ Pursell, JJ (2015). The Herbal Apothecary: 100 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them. Portland: Timber Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781604696622. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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