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- Member of the ginger family
- Used as a medicine in India
- Used more than cinnamon in Scandinavian countries
- Most popular spice in the Arab world
- Must be picked by hand
- Found as a flavoring in coffee and tea
- A little goes a long way
- Pungent aroma and spicy, warm sweet flavor
- 3rd most expensive spice in the world
- Called "Queen of the Spices" in India
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Cardamom is an expensive Spice used often in Swedish and Indian cooking. Cardamom comes from the seeds of the Elettaria cardamomum plant. The cardamom pod is usually green but can be found in a bleached white color. Cardamom is is available in pod form or as decorticated seeds. The whole cardamom pods come from India whereas the decorticated seeds come from Guatemala.
Cardamom is native to the mountains in southwest India and also in Sri Lanka. Cardamom was not grown elsewhere until about 100 years ago when it was to brought Guatemala by immigrants. Guatemala is now the largest producer of Cardamom.
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Cardamom Questions
Do you have a substitute for Cardamom? 1 AnswerWell it is part of the ginger family so I might start there. read more
Medicinal benefits of cardamom( a spice)? 3 AnswersCardamom: Precious Pods ----------------------------------- (Grains of Paradise) Most people are familiar with cardamom from fragrant Indian dishes, but this ... read more -
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I'm excited. Cardamom on top flavor trends. http://www.mintel.com/press-release/mintel-predicts-flavor-and-scent-trends-for-2010?id=426
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@Willdobbs Well, it's a puree with a few other things in it that don't total the cost of the cardamom. I'm probably only using $1 worth!
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@PrinceAliii cardamom?
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@ashdyogi my hubby made some great chai madelines playing with spices only... a lot of cardamom, ginger, and cloves
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At 5.45 I will see how my cardamom and sour cream cake turned out :D
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