Lovage seeds from a plant of the caraway family, used mainly in Indian cooking. The greenish-brown seeds are a little larger than celery seeds and have a strong aroma of rather coarse thyme. Oregano can be substituted.
Chinese celery, the seed of which is used as well as the leaves. Asian celery is smaller and darker than European celery. It is also stronger, so it is not used raw but is used for flavouring stocks and soups. It is sometimes thought of as celery or parsley.
