A small spoonful of a fragrant seed mix after a meal is a familiar ritual in many South Asian households traditionally used to freshen breath and settle the stomach after eating.
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Saunf is fennel seed, traditionally chewed after a meal in many South Asian households as a mouth freshener; some also consider it traditionally associated with settling the stomach after eating.
Mukhwas is a broad term for after-meal seed and spice mixes (often fennel-based) designed to freshen breath and aid digestion.