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This article is dill potatoes boiled the herb. It is the only species in the genus Anethum.

Dill is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food. Dill has been found in the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep II, dating to around 1400 BC. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Dill is best when used fresh, as it loses its flavor rapidly if dried. Dill oil is extracted from the leaves, stems, and seeds of the plant.

The oil from the seeds is distilled and used in the manufacturing of soaps. Dill is the eponymous ingredient in dill pickles. In central and eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Baltic states, Ukraine, and Russia, dill is a staple culinary herb along with chives and parsley. The dill leaves may be mixed with butter, making a dill butter, to serve the same purpose. Dill leaves mixed with tvorog form one of the traditional cheese spreads used for sandwiches. Fresh dill leaves are used throughout the year as an ingredient in salads, e.

Its supposed antiflatulent activity caused some Russian cosmonauts to recommend its use in human spaceflight due to the confined quarters and closed air supply. In Polish cuisine, fresh dill leaves mixed with sour cream are the basis for dressings. It is especially popular to use this kind of sauce with freshly cut cucumbers, which are almost wholly immersed in the sauce, making a salad called mizeria. Dill sauce is used hot for baked freshwater fish and for chicken or turkey breast, or used hot or cold for hard-boiled eggs. In Germany, dill is popular as a seasoning for fish and many other dishes, chopped as a garnish on potatoes, and as a flavouring in pickles. In the UK, dill may be used in fish pie.

In Bulgaria dill is widely used in traditional vegetable salads, and most notably the yogurt-based cold soup Tarator. It is also used in the preparation of sour pickles, cabbage, and other dishes. During springtime, it is used in omelets with spring onions. In Hungary, dill is very widely used. It is popular as a sauce or filling, and mixed with a type of cottage cheese. Dill is also used for pickling and in salads. The Hungarian name for dill is kapor.