Assertion: cumin's seed | /r/ObjectUse | used in the middle east
Facets:
value: for centuries
type: TEMPORAL
value: for its medicinal properties
type: PURPOSE
value: to breads
type: PURPOSE
value: widely
type: DEGREE
value: to rice
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to season curries
type: OTHER
value: to sweet confections
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The seeds are commonly roasted and ground as a spice and are widely used in India, the Middle East, and parts of north Africa to season curries, rice, breads, and sweet confections.
text: For centuries, black seed has been used in the Middle East and Asia for its medicinal properties, but its use isn't limited to that area.
text: Black cumin seed is also known as Nigella sativa which is a medicinal plant and the seeds have been used in traditional and folk medicine in the Middle East for centuries.