Poppy Seed Blue

Blue poppy seeds are generally a baking ingredient for rolls, pastries, and desserts. They are also used as a spice or for oil extraction. It also carries the Latin name papaver somniferum. It is also native to the eastern Mediterranean.

The poppy seeds not only have a sweet fragrance but also develop a nut-like aroma in the preparation. This taste is stronger by heating as well as baking as well as roasting.

Poppy also has a high protein and oil content. Its antiseptic, anesthetic and analgesic effects have been well known for thousands of years. And poppy oil is especially good for osteoporosis.

Among its healing effects, it is also used to relieve coughs and relieve cramps.

Poppy or blue poppy is a source of many vitamins and minerals. It has a high fibre content (2 tablespoons of poppy seeds contain 3.4 grams of fibre), which supports our digestion and the healthy functioning of our intestinal system.

Rich in calcium, copper, phosphorus, iron and manganese. Poppy contains unsaturated fat, and consuming the oil extracted from it can have a cancer-preventing effect. In poppy seeds, linolenic acid helps keep the heart-healthy.

The boiled poppy seed filling is flavoured with honey or sweetener, grated lemon zest, enriched with raisins and fruits, or mixed with jam to get a divine delicacy that can even be filled into pancakes. You can use blue poppy seeds to bake cakes or rolls. Just sprinkle some poppy seeds on the bread rolls before baking. Or mix poppy with honey or sugar and fill your cake with it.

Blue poppy tastes great in Turkish Halva dessert. Therefore rost blue poppy seeds with syrup and nuts.

Poppy flavours vegetables such as cauliflower, zucchini, potatoes eggplant, green beans, pastries, buns, desserts, Indian curry, cake, strudel.

Important
Please wash the blue poppy thoroughly with warm water before eating. And eat it preferably after heating as an ingredient in baked goods or warm dishes. Furthermore, it should not be consumed in large quantities raw. The maximum raw consumption is 20 gr.

Storage:
Store them cool, dry, and dark.