dill is the dried fruit of an annual herb of the Parsley family.
Dill is the dried fruit of an annual herb of the parsley family. It has a distinctive but mild caraway-like flavour. A winter crop, dill requires a well-drained, sandy soil with full exposure to sunlight. The sub tropical and temperate regions of India, particularly the northern parts, produce high quality dill. The quality is enhanced by the farmer resorting to organic cultivation.