Everyone knows what dill the herb is, however, A blue foliage plant called ‘Dukat’ has more leaves than the regular plant and is used more for ornamental uses slower to seed. The leaves have a strong flavor and high oil content. It is related to the parsley family.
It originated in eastern Europe and Russia, came over to America with the settlers for culinary uses. Today we use dill seeds for pickles. The leaves of this herb can be used, dried, or preferably be frozen in water to keep the oils in the leaf. Many dishes from India to the mid-East to Russia use its leaves.
In our country, dill leaf can be used to flavor fish and potato salad.
The only pest is the ‘dill worm’ which will hatch into a black swallowtail butterfly, so many persons leave the caterpillars to eat and become butterflies.
