Herb
Dukat
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Dukat is a leaf-focused dill with dark green, highly aromatic fronds and slower bolting than old landraces—bred for dill weed more than heavy seed. Flavour is sweet-anise with less harshness when young. Scandinavian and eastern European cooks prize it for new potatoes, fish, and cold soups. Keep cutting to delay flowers. Excellent frozen as chopped weed in oil.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Cold SoupFishFreshFrozen ChoppedPotato
Traits
AromaticDark GreenFish And PotatoFreshGreenLeaf FocusLeafySlower BoltSweet Anise
History
EU
Dukat dill was developed for high-quality leafy dill production.
Northern European markets adopted Dukat for fresh dill bunches.
Garden writers recommended Dukat as a bolt-resistant leaf type.
Premium fresh dill programmes still specify Dukat-type genetics.