Episode 1

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0:00:05 > 0:00:09I don't believe it's possible to live well without eating well,

0:00:09 > 0:00:13and of course this means different things on different days.

0:00:13 > 0:00:14But whatever the day,

0:00:14 > 0:00:18I want food that makes me feel good not just when I'm eating it...

0:00:20 > 0:00:22..but when I'm cooking it too.

0:00:22 > 0:00:25That's a big heap of gorgeousness there.

0:00:25 > 0:00:29Simply Nigella is about dishes that do just that.

0:00:29 > 0:00:31Recipes that relax and restore...

0:00:33 > 0:00:36..uplift and enrich.

0:00:36 > 0:00:38And that's perfect.

0:00:39 > 0:00:41Food I've enjoyed with family and friends...

0:00:41 > 0:00:43Mmm. Amazing.

0:00:43 > 0:00:49..as I've settled into my new kitchen and where I am in my life right now.

0:00:49 > 0:00:51Come with me, if you will, to the dark side -

0:00:51 > 0:00:53and I mean dark.

0:00:54 > 0:00:57I believe with all my heart that what and how we cook

0:00:57 > 0:01:00can make us feel better and more alive.

0:01:00 > 0:01:04Mmm. Wow. Absolutely delicious.

0:01:04 > 0:01:08And for me, a meal, however simple, is a celebration of life,

0:01:08 > 0:01:11and life is there to be celebrated.

0:01:42 > 0:01:46I think little rituals are so important in life,

0:01:46 > 0:01:50and a special one of mine is a weekly jaunt to a favourite shop

0:01:50 > 0:01:52where I pick up one or two things,

0:01:52 > 0:01:55but always a particular loaf of bread

0:01:55 > 0:02:00that forms the basis of a breakfast I eat more than any other.

0:02:03 > 0:02:07This loaf has a name I love saying - dinkelbrot.

0:02:07 > 0:02:09In other words, German spelt bread.

0:02:10 > 0:02:13Its nuttiness and heft makes it the perfect partner

0:02:13 > 0:02:16for the delicate, smooth flesh of avocado.

0:02:19 > 0:02:23I'm fully aware that avocado toast isn't a recipe,

0:02:23 > 0:02:25but it's part of the fabric of my life.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28I'm ready to eat it no matter what the time of day,

0:02:28 > 0:02:31but I have to say it comes in particularly handy

0:02:31 > 0:02:35for breakfast on those days when you fear that lunch

0:02:35 > 0:02:37may be later than you'd like.

0:02:39 > 0:02:43I like Hass avocados not least because it's easiest with these

0:02:43 > 0:02:45to tell whether they're ripe or not

0:02:45 > 0:02:48because the dark green skin, that sort of crocodile skin,

0:02:48 > 0:02:50goes a purply black.

0:02:52 > 0:02:53This is one of my favourite bits -

0:02:53 > 0:02:58the sound I get when I scrape that last bit of avocado.

0:03:01 > 0:03:06I love that buttery green flesh on the inside

0:03:06 > 0:03:10and that slightly brighter green by the skin.

0:03:13 > 0:03:14If I'm eating this at supper,

0:03:14 > 0:03:18I like the heady aniseed flavour of coriander,

0:03:18 > 0:03:20but at other times of day

0:03:20 > 0:03:24I like its more delicate cousin, dill.

0:03:24 > 0:03:29I think part of the point of avocado is that smoothy-rich blandness,

0:03:29 > 0:03:31but I need salt with that.

0:03:34 > 0:03:35Just as important for me,

0:03:35 > 0:03:38I always have to have a squeeze of lime.

0:03:41 > 0:03:45I know it's breakfast, but let's put a bit of fire in the engine -

0:03:45 > 0:03:47some dried chilli flakes.

0:03:49 > 0:03:55And my latest development in avocado toast experimentation,

0:03:55 > 0:03:58some ginger for extra pep.

0:03:58 > 0:04:01This is my favoured method for peeling ginger,

0:04:01 > 0:04:04just with tip of the teaspoon.

0:04:04 > 0:04:06And a little sedentary grating.

0:04:14 > 0:04:16Don't mind me while I mash.

0:04:21 > 0:04:26My toast of choice is ready and waiting and I can pile this on.

0:04:38 > 0:04:41I'm all about the pink and green at the moment

0:04:41 > 0:04:45and I have some breakfast radishes to crown my avocado toast with.

0:04:47 > 0:04:50Just is never a bad thing to start the day

0:04:50 > 0:04:52with something so beautiful.

0:04:52 > 0:04:56MUSIC: Uptight (Everything's Alright) by Stevie Wonder

0:04:58 > 0:05:03As much as I derive pleasure from the taste and beauty of food,

0:05:03 > 0:05:07I want the entire process from inspiration to empty plate

0:05:07 > 0:05:09to make me happy...

0:05:09 > 0:05:11Mmm, perfect.

0:05:12 > 0:05:16..whether it's a spiced cauliflower and chickpea salad for one...

0:05:17 > 0:05:19..a fragrant cake to share...

0:05:22 > 0:05:25..or a messy lamb feast for my family and friends.

0:05:27 > 0:05:30But above all, I relish how the ideas for my recipes

0:05:30 > 0:05:34are so often a result of joyous encounters

0:05:34 > 0:05:36with people or places.

0:05:36 > 0:05:39One of the things that has galvanised and inspired me

0:05:39 > 0:05:40in the kitchen recently

0:05:40 > 0:05:43was a holiday I took to Thailand last year.

0:05:43 > 0:05:47I'd been looking forward to it so much and it didn't disappoint.

0:05:47 > 0:05:49I wish I could say that

0:05:49 > 0:05:52my travel notebook was full of profound thoughts,

0:05:52 > 0:05:53but that would be a lie.

0:05:53 > 0:05:58All I did was stare at the sea and the sky

0:05:58 > 0:06:00and eat.

0:06:00 > 0:06:03The markets there are so beautiful

0:06:03 > 0:06:07and so full of slightly different unfamiliar produce

0:06:07 > 0:06:09that just made me long to cook.

0:06:09 > 0:06:13It's also where my fixation with pink and green started

0:06:13 > 0:06:16and it continues apace.

0:06:16 > 0:06:17Hmm.

0:06:17 > 0:06:20I think the best that can be said about this photo

0:06:20 > 0:06:23is that it shows that happiness trumps good hair.

0:06:26 > 0:06:29Apart from the fact that this is a very bad photograph,

0:06:29 > 0:06:33what this reminds me of is the wonderful noodle dishes

0:06:33 > 0:06:34I ate while I was there.

0:06:34 > 0:06:39Every day something a bit different but always so fresh and vibrant

0:06:39 > 0:06:41and full of flavour.

0:06:41 > 0:06:43Ah, and this.

0:06:43 > 0:06:47I ate something which was a noodle dish

0:06:47 > 0:06:49with cinnamon and prawns,

0:06:49 > 0:06:51and I know it sounds really, really odd,

0:06:51 > 0:06:53but it was extraordinary.

0:06:53 > 0:06:56I've never eaten anything like it

0:06:56 > 0:06:59and I knew I couldn't leave Thailand without the recipe.

0:07:02 > 0:07:04I've been alive a long time,

0:07:04 > 0:07:08and when it comes to eating I've spent that time wisely and well,

0:07:08 > 0:07:11so it's not often I come across something

0:07:11 > 0:07:15that tastes so different to anything I've eaten before.

0:07:15 > 0:07:19This is a stir-fry, comforting and familiar.

0:07:19 > 0:07:25Warm with ginger and hot with garlic.

0:07:25 > 0:07:27When I first ate this,

0:07:27 > 0:07:30it was cooked by a chef called Tum,

0:07:30 > 0:07:33spelt, or rather transliterated, T-U-M.

0:07:33 > 0:07:35Very gratifying.

0:07:35 > 0:07:37And he used Chinese celery,

0:07:37 > 0:07:40which is really mostly thin stalk and a lot of leaf.

0:07:40 > 0:07:46So, what I do is I use what I think of as the shoots

0:07:46 > 0:07:49from a leafy stick of celery,

0:07:49 > 0:07:54which I chop none too fastidiously, you'll be shocked to hear.

0:07:54 > 0:07:59And what the celery gives is an anise flavour

0:07:59 > 0:08:02but with herbal freshness.

0:08:02 > 0:08:08Now comes the same, but bringing base - star anise.

0:08:08 > 0:08:12And, as if to amplify the star anise,

0:08:12 > 0:08:16some cinnamon crumbled in in shards.

0:08:18 > 0:08:21I'm making a base for the prawns to cook in,

0:08:21 > 0:08:26so on top of those spices, some dark soy sauce.

0:08:26 > 0:08:27Steady with this.

0:08:28 > 0:08:32And on top of that, some light soy sauce,

0:08:32 > 0:08:35or thin, this is called, this Thai version

0:08:35 > 0:08:37with a fantastically fat child on it.

0:08:42 > 0:08:45A small dollop of oyster sauce for richness.

0:08:47 > 0:08:50And - don't faint - some ready-ground pepper.

0:08:50 > 0:08:53I never thought I'd see the day

0:08:53 > 0:08:56when I used school pepper in my cooking,

0:08:56 > 0:08:57but this really works.

0:09:03 > 0:09:04Now some water.

0:09:09 > 0:09:11Chicken stock concentrate.

0:09:11 > 0:09:15I never feel bad about using stock that isn't home-made.

0:09:15 > 0:09:17Chef Tum used chicken powder

0:09:17 > 0:09:19and that's the nearest thing I can get to it.

0:09:19 > 0:09:24And then some ketjap manis, which is like sweet soy ketchup.

0:09:31 > 0:09:36And into this bubbling brown liquid go the prawns.

0:09:36 > 0:09:39Wouldn't we all like to pop out to the local market

0:09:39 > 0:09:43to pick up some fresh, plump prawns and then stroll back down the beach?

0:09:43 > 0:09:46A large sun hat for me.

0:09:46 > 0:09:49But if I didn't think these frozen prawns worked here,

0:09:49 > 0:09:51I certainly wouldn't be cooking with them.

0:09:53 > 0:09:56Some of the sweetness of the prawns goes into this brown liquor

0:09:56 > 0:10:00and those deep spices cling to the prawns.

0:10:03 > 0:10:08And in go some glass noodles, cooked and drained.

0:10:12 > 0:10:16And stand back while I toss this together.

0:10:17 > 0:10:22I've always thought of Thai cooking as sprightly and sharp...

0:10:23 > 0:10:27..but there's something about the darkness and depth of this

0:10:27 > 0:10:28which is exciting.

0:10:30 > 0:10:35And now a startling punch of ground cloves...

0:10:36 > 0:10:39..and a pinch of ground cinnamon.

0:10:41 > 0:10:45Now, obviously none of these ingredients is new,

0:10:45 > 0:10:48but it's how they're used in a particular way

0:10:48 > 0:10:50that makes them taste so different,

0:10:50 > 0:10:54and that is the essence of what cooking is.

0:10:54 > 0:10:58This is Thai seafood as you've never tasted it.

0:10:58 > 0:11:01MUSIC: Too Busy Thinking About My Baby by Marvin Gaye

0:11:05 > 0:11:08A tawny tangle of noodles...

0:11:12 > 0:11:15..and these golden prawns.

0:11:15 > 0:11:20I rather love the shards of cinnamon going through it.

0:11:20 > 0:11:22Obviously, they're not to be eaten.

0:11:25 > 0:11:27The final touch -

0:11:27 > 0:11:31the leaves from the shoots of the celery.

0:11:33 > 0:11:36A friend of mine's father said if it goes in it,

0:11:36 > 0:11:37it's got to go on it.

0:11:47 > 0:11:50I said at the beginning that a stir-fry

0:11:50 > 0:11:53was comforting and familiar,

0:11:53 > 0:11:57but what this is is comforting and unfamiliar.

0:12:13 > 0:12:16I really wish I had a megaphone right now,

0:12:16 > 0:12:21because my enthusiasm for lamb ribs is evangelical.

0:12:21 > 0:12:24Not only are they the least expensive way

0:12:24 > 0:12:25of eating lamb,

0:12:25 > 0:12:28but the thing is, they are the most luscious.

0:12:34 > 0:12:36Hi. Can I have the lamb ribs, please?

0:12:38 > 0:12:40Lamb ribs are cut from the breast

0:12:40 > 0:12:43and I lived on breast of lamb when I was a student.

0:12:43 > 0:12:47I used to braise them in one piece all the time.

0:12:47 > 0:12:53Now I go for the ribs which I roast with cumin seeds and nigella seeds,

0:12:53 > 0:12:55and I can tell you it's the way forward.

0:12:57 > 0:12:58Thank you. Thank you.

0:13:03 > 0:13:06Because I want to keep the flavour of lamb ribs to the fore,

0:13:06 > 0:13:09I'm not coating them in a sticky glaze

0:13:09 > 0:13:12cos this is really about the marriage between spice and meat.

0:13:12 > 0:13:15I start with nigella seeds.

0:13:15 > 0:13:19I mean, if you have a spice with the same name as you,

0:13:19 > 0:13:20it's a bit rude not to use it.

0:13:24 > 0:13:27Their slight lemon-scented pepperiness

0:13:27 > 0:13:30is boosted by the glorious pungency of cumin.

0:13:30 > 0:13:33Hard for me to have lamb without cumin.

0:13:36 > 0:13:39The fat on the ribs means I need only a little oil,

0:13:39 > 0:13:42just to help the spices stick to them.

0:13:46 > 0:13:49To highlight the sweetness of the meat,

0:13:49 > 0:13:51the saltiness of some soy sauce.

0:13:54 > 0:13:58All I need now is some garlic - quite a bit of garlic.

0:13:59 > 0:14:01Just mince them in.

0:14:15 > 0:14:18So, all I do is smoosh the ribs in this scant mixture

0:14:18 > 0:14:21just so they're glossed with conker-shiny liquid

0:14:21 > 0:14:23and freckled with spices.

0:14:27 > 0:14:29Because they're a fatty cut,

0:14:29 > 0:14:32I roast them on a tin with a wire rack

0:14:32 > 0:14:34so all the excess fat drips down,

0:14:34 > 0:14:38but still it's that fat which gives them all the flavour

0:14:38 > 0:14:40and that lip-smacking stickiness.

0:14:44 > 0:14:47You certainly need a lot of napkins when you eat these.

0:14:52 > 0:14:54I was recently told that

0:14:54 > 0:14:56the literal translation of nigella seed in Arabic

0:14:56 > 0:14:58is 'seed of blessing',

0:14:58 > 0:15:01which seems entirely right for any sort of meal.

0:15:05 > 0:15:06I cook these in a low oven

0:15:06 > 0:15:09just till the meat is tender and the fat crisp.

0:15:16 > 0:15:20With these, I make my feta and avocado salad

0:15:20 > 0:15:24and I drape both avocado and feta in red onions

0:15:24 > 0:15:27which I am steeping in red wine vinegar.

0:15:32 > 0:15:37And what this does is take out the acrid burn of the onion.

0:15:37 > 0:15:41I can't eat raw onions any other way.

0:15:41 > 0:15:44And by the time I'm ready to make the salad,

0:15:44 > 0:15:48these strips will have turned a beautiful lambent puce.

0:16:05 > 0:16:08Inspiration for this salad comes from my sister Horatia,

0:16:08 > 0:16:13who often serves chunks of feta sprinkled with nigella seeds.

0:16:13 > 0:16:14Call it family solidarity.

0:16:18 > 0:16:21My version builds on this, adding avocado.

0:16:21 > 0:16:24The soft creaminess contrasts beautifully

0:16:24 > 0:16:26with the saltiness of the cheese.

0:16:27 > 0:16:31A scattering of pomegranate seeds provides fruity tang.

0:16:33 > 0:16:35And then those lucent strips of onion

0:16:35 > 0:16:38altogether so prettily pink and green.

0:16:40 > 0:16:43Finally, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

0:16:44 > 0:16:46Along with some warm flatbread,

0:16:46 > 0:16:49this is all the accompaniment the lamb ribs need,

0:16:49 > 0:16:53and I'm ready for my sister and her lot to descend.

0:16:55 > 0:16:57Here we are. Ribs! Oh!

0:16:57 > 0:16:58Your fave, 'Rachy.

0:16:58 > 0:16:59Oh, divine.

0:17:06 > 0:17:07Ella, that's for you.

0:17:07 > 0:17:10Lovely. Mmm.

0:17:12 > 0:17:15Oh, these look fantastic.

0:17:15 > 0:17:17And I'll just do mine.

0:17:19 > 0:17:22I'm going to just dig in, I'm afraid.

0:17:26 > 0:17:28Oh! These are so good.

0:17:31 > 0:17:33Mmm!

0:17:33 > 0:17:35I'm smearing nigella seeds all over my cheek,

0:17:35 > 0:17:36but I feel I'm entitled.

0:17:36 > 0:17:37You are.

0:17:53 > 0:17:56I always find baking both uplifting and calming.

0:17:56 > 0:17:59My apricot and almond cake is no flamboyant creation

0:17:59 > 0:18:01with fancy decoration,

0:18:01 > 0:18:04but that's precisely why I'm drawn to it.

0:18:04 > 0:18:09As it cooks, it wafts the fragrance of rose water and cardamom

0:18:09 > 0:18:12and fills the place with serenity-inducing scent.

0:18:16 > 0:18:19Instead of soaking the apricots overnight

0:18:19 > 0:18:21in a bowlful of cold water,

0:18:21 > 0:18:24I simmer them briefly in a scant amount of liquid

0:18:24 > 0:18:26and two cardamom husks,

0:18:26 > 0:18:28and then I let them get cold, which doesn't take long.

0:18:28 > 0:18:31But this is more than a short cut.

0:18:31 > 0:18:34What it does is it plumps up the apricots

0:18:34 > 0:18:38and infuses them with cardamom at the same time.

0:18:39 > 0:18:42These are for the top of cake.

0:18:42 > 0:18:45It's about as near to crafts as I get.

0:18:47 > 0:18:49And you can probably see why.

0:18:51 > 0:18:54The rest of the apricots, the seeds from the cardamom pods

0:18:54 > 0:18:57and this scant amount of syrup go into the processor.

0:19:02 > 0:19:03Every last bit.

0:19:06 > 0:19:10This is an apricot and almond cake and I use ground almonds -

0:19:10 > 0:19:13200g of them - instead of flour,

0:19:13 > 0:19:18thus making this gluten-free and dairy-free, inadvertently.

0:19:18 > 0:19:22To add a bit of bite and glorious goldenness,

0:19:22 > 0:19:2550g of fine polenta - not instant.

0:19:27 > 0:19:29And some sugar - 150g.

0:19:32 > 0:19:35Not too much sugar, because there's a sweetness from the polenta

0:19:35 > 0:19:37and the ground almonds.

0:19:37 > 0:19:39Got a teaspoon of baking powder.

0:19:42 > 0:19:43Six eggs.

0:19:48 > 0:19:51These help the cake to rise...

0:19:53 > 0:19:55..and lend moisture.

0:19:59 > 0:20:01And now we blitz.

0:20:15 > 0:20:17Add the magic touch.

0:20:19 > 0:20:24The thing about lemon is that it really brings out other flavours.

0:20:25 > 0:20:26Two teaspoons.

0:20:29 > 0:20:34And a final fragrant addition, some rose water.

0:20:34 > 0:20:35Thing about rose water is

0:20:35 > 0:20:38a small amount and it's full of exotic promise,

0:20:38 > 0:20:41and too much and it's your great aunt's bubble bath.

0:20:41 > 0:20:44So, one teaspoon only.

0:20:46 > 0:20:47And then we blitz again.

0:20:47 > 0:20:51MUSIC: Two Lovers by Mary Wells

0:21:04 > 0:21:09This is a 20cm spring form and I've lined it and greased the sides

0:21:09 > 0:21:11and I let the batter just flow in.

0:21:17 > 0:21:21A few quick bursts of unchallenging activity

0:21:21 > 0:21:26and the batter is made and the oven takes care of the rest.

0:21:31 > 0:21:34And now time for my modest artistic endeavour.

0:21:37 > 0:21:40I'm encircling the cake with apricots.

0:21:42 > 0:21:47This needs about 40 minutes in a 180-degree oven.

0:22:02 > 0:22:07Once the oven's worked its magic and while the cake is still warm,

0:22:07 > 0:22:11I glaze it with some apricot jam that's been made more spreadable

0:22:11 > 0:22:13by a spritz of lemon juice.

0:22:15 > 0:22:19Then to finish, a scattering of finely chopped pistachios.

0:22:22 > 0:22:24And the gleaming goldenness of the cake

0:22:24 > 0:22:27and the tender green of the pistachios

0:22:27 > 0:22:31make this a thing of simple beauty.

0:22:54 > 0:22:56Warm spiced cauliflower and chickpea salad

0:22:56 > 0:22:59is one of my favourite simple suppers.

0:23:00 > 0:23:04It relies on those two basic ingredients,

0:23:04 > 0:23:05but transforms them.

0:23:06 > 0:23:09I want the cauliflower in small florets

0:23:09 > 0:23:13or as small as the constraints of my patience will allow.

0:23:19 > 0:23:23I can't take much credit for this transformation

0:23:23 > 0:23:27because it's all down to the warm spices

0:23:27 > 0:23:29and the heat of the oven.

0:23:29 > 0:23:33It's just bit of regular olive oil.

0:23:33 > 0:23:35And now the spices.

0:23:35 > 0:23:36Just a little cinnamon

0:23:36 > 0:23:40to evoke the sweetness of a balmy night in Morocco.

0:23:42 > 0:23:45I'm going to be a bit heavier-handed with the cumin,

0:23:45 > 0:23:48a spice that's irresistible to me.

0:23:53 > 0:23:56I want to disperse the spices in the oil

0:23:56 > 0:23:59to stop them clumping in the oven later.

0:24:01 > 0:24:04And now in these go.

0:24:11 > 0:24:13The oil is just enough

0:24:13 > 0:24:16to help the spices stick to the cauliflower

0:24:16 > 0:24:19and to stop the cauliflower from drying out in the oven.

0:24:22 > 0:24:25Roast cauliflower is a glorious thing.

0:24:27 > 0:24:28It doesn't hurt either

0:24:28 > 0:24:30that there's very little washing-up involved.

0:24:35 > 0:24:38Right, this goes into a hot oven - and I mean hot.

0:24:40 > 0:24:42I don't need to wash this up.

0:24:42 > 0:24:46I just add the cauliflower's partner in crime -

0:24:46 > 0:24:48some chickpeas.

0:24:48 > 0:24:52You can use canned chickpeas too, but the ones in jar are really lush.

0:24:56 > 0:25:03And to these I want the heat of harissa -

0:25:03 > 0:25:04Moroccan chilli paste.

0:25:07 > 0:25:09I'm dolloping in quite a lot

0:25:09 > 0:25:11because both the cauliflower and chickpeas

0:25:11 > 0:25:13can withstand a bit of fierceness.

0:25:21 > 0:25:24I love way the tomatoes almost ooze into a dressing

0:25:24 > 0:25:26in the heat of the oven.

0:25:47 > 0:25:51The cauliflower has already lost its Victorian pallor

0:25:51 > 0:25:53and things are really going to brighten up for it now.

0:26:03 > 0:26:06Love having an implement in each hand.

0:26:06 > 0:26:10Makes me feel busy but in an unchallenging way.

0:26:14 > 0:26:16And this goes back in

0:26:16 > 0:26:18just so the cauliflower cooks a little more.

0:26:18 > 0:26:20The chickpeas are already cooked

0:26:20 > 0:26:22and the wonderful thing about the oven's heat

0:26:22 > 0:26:26is that the cauliflower will soften but it doesn't get soggy.

0:26:44 > 0:26:47I'm grabbing a hefty amount of parsley

0:26:47 > 0:26:49because I don't want it as mere decoration

0:26:49 > 0:26:51but as the salad leaf itself.

0:27:04 > 0:27:08I know there's quite a lot here - not that it's stopped me before -

0:27:08 > 0:27:11but this is fantastic cold as well.

0:27:15 > 0:27:16Packed lunch tomorrow.

0:27:21 > 0:27:23Little salt.

0:27:27 > 0:27:29And some gorgeous...

0:27:29 > 0:27:32ruby jewels of pomegranate.

0:27:37 > 0:27:40And a final flourish of parsley.

0:27:42 > 0:27:47I find this sort of cooking just the perfect way to decompress,

0:27:47 > 0:27:52and I am going to continue my relaxation programme with this.

0:28:21 > 0:28:23Action. Everything's got to be smooth.

0:28:26 > 0:28:29GLASS CLINKING Action.

0:28:29 > 0:28:32METALLIC CLANGING

0:28:32 > 0:28:35UTENSILS RATTLING

0:28:35 > 0:28:36Action.

0:28:41 > 0:28:44I've been told that the literal translation in Arabic

0:28:44 > 0:28:47for nigella seed is 'seed of blessing',

0:28:47 > 0:28:49which I rather like.

0:28:49 > 0:28:52SHE LAUGHS

0:28:52 > 0:28:53Maybe that's going too far.