Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Onion Seeds.
Kurma das: Bhakti V. Madhava Swami wrote me yesterday, concerned that kalonji seeds, also known as onion seeds, were inappropriate for those, like himself, who do not partake of onions and garlic. He is not alone in his confusion in terminology.
I replied:
Kalonji seeds (Nigella sativa) (pictured below) are not seeds of the onion plant. There is no connection. It is a colloquial term only, because they look like onion seeds.
They are also sometimes called black cumin, but this is also a mistake. Black cumin (Cuminum nigrum) {it is also sometimes ascribed to Bunium persicum}, is a totally different seed. It is even sometimes called black sesame, which is also a totally different plant, although their seeds are quite similar.
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