Dill

Aneth

What it is

Old Norse dilla means “to soothe” — the herb once calmed babies’ colic. The North never let it go: gravlax, that Scandinavian invention of salmon “buried” in salt and dill, remains its masterpiece.

In the kitchen

Dill hates heat and long waits: snip it over the dish at the table, especially anything with yogurt, eggs or fish.

Goes with

Salmon Beetroot Yogurt Potato Egg Mustard

Also used with

Smoked eel Beluga lentil Blue fenugreek Paddlefish caviar Sterlet caviar Chioggia beetroot

In season alongside

Chervil Sweetfish (ayu) Basil Bell pepper Bitter melon Borage

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