If you are a great fan of culinary arts, perhaps poppy seeds are quite familiar with you. To simply describe what they are, poppy seeds are very small seeds of an opium poppy taking the shape of a kidney and are harvested directly from the seedpods. For many centuries, poppy seeds have been used by various civilizations mostly on medical purposes. Presently, poppy pods play a very significant role on various dishes of home cooked meals and even on commercially manufactured foods. read more..