{"id":1746,"date":"2026-03-16T08:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/producto\/poppy-seeds\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:04:49","slug":"poppy-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/producto\/poppy-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"poppy-seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origin and Evolution<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poppy seeds come from the plant Papaver somniferum, native to the Mediterranean region. They have been used for centuries in traditional European and Middle Eastern baking and cooking.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flavor Profile<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very small blue\u2011black seeds with a delicate, nutty flavour. They are crisp and slightly sweet, adding both texture and visual contrast to dishes.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health Benefits<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poppy seeds are highly nutritious and rich in fibre, minerals such as calcium, iron, and magnesium, and beneficial fats including omega\u20113 and omega\u20116. They are associated with digestive health, relaxation, and bone support. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Culinary Applications<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poppy seeds can be used raw, toasted, or ground. Lightly toasting them in a dry pan for 2\u20133 minutes enhances their nutty aroma. They are widely used in breads, pastries, cakes, savoury dishes, sauces, and dressings.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suggested Preparations<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Poppy seed bread<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lemon and poppy seed sponge cake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salad with crunchy poppy seed topping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butter cookies with poppy seeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Central European poppy seed cake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pasta con lim\u00f3n y amapola<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Origin and Evolution Poppy seeds come from the plant Papaver somniferum, native to the Mediterranean region. They have been used for centuries in traditional European and Middle Eastern baking and cooking. Flavor Profile Very small blue\u2011black seeds with a delicate, nutty flavour. They are crisp and slightly sweet, adding both texture and visual contrast to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whole-spices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutadelasespecias.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}