CUMIN – stay with me
what is the hidden meaning of cumin?
why put cumin in a tattoo?
the reason is beautifully romantic…..
cumin is a small white wild flower, which we are actually very used to seeing around us, but it always goes unnoticed
we don’t know it’s him
but we do know what cumin actually is
cumin is a spice
it is a very intense spice, and as a spice it has a fundamental characteristic:
it gives flavor to the dish
it gives the dish a different flavor than before
it changes the taste of life
it “spices it up” as they say
it gives the days a different whiff, an extra taste, a different note
this in itself is a great symbolic meaning…..
represents that quid that has come into our lives to twist the taste of it
to emphasize it
to give it a different why, or one more why
but now I will tell you an even more beautiful symbolism of cumin ^_^
cumin has a very persistent flavor
it stays in the mouth for a long time a bit like curry, and it has to pass a long time before you don’t feel it dancing in the palate anymore
this characteristic of it over time has given it another important and beautiful meaning, as romantic as its little white flowers
“stay with me as long as possible, maybe forever.”
and so,
legends tell that men who wanted to begin courting a woman would come to her bearing a gift of a small bunch of cumin flowers
to manifest their true interest, their serious intentions
their affectionate heart
and on the other side then,
legends tell that when the man of the house had to leave for work and be away for a while, perhaps in the fields, perhaps at sea, perhaps in battle…. women would make cumin sandwiches to fill their men’s pockets
so that they would remember them for a long time
to keep their flavor by their side for as long as possible
“stay with me, remember me”
with love, but always irriverent
