As beautiful as poppies are, it would be convenient if you could just plant the poppy seeds from your kitchen cabinet - but ...

In northern China, the poppy pod — referred to as da yan ke, or “big smoky shells,” after the slang for opium — is added to hot pot, the spicy stew cooked at the table.

The announcement said the only legal company for poppy seed oil is Nongken Co. Ltd. of northwest China's Gansu Province, but the poppy seeds produced by this company cannot be sold in market either.

Dozens of restaurants in China have been busted for serving noodles, hotpot, ... 35 restaurants under investigation for using opium poppy seeds in their dishes.

Modern cooks tend to buy ground poppy seeds in cans, but you can grind your own with a poppy seed grinder ($25 or less online) or coffee grinder. It's important to grow the right species, Papaver ...

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains where poppy seeds come from, since growing opium poppies is illegal in the United States. U.S. officials have recently criticized Afghanistan's government ...

The new poppy seeds allow farmers to almost double the output from each plant, said Helmand's provincial police chief Nabi Jan Malakhail. At harvest, collectors cut the bulb of the plant, allowing ...

Though more prevalent, black and white poppy seeds are less popular. Nutritional Benefits. Like other seeds, from hemp and sesame to flax and chia, poppy seeds are nutritionally beneficial, ...