Chaliyar Cardamom Whole, 25g

cardamom is a spice made from the seed pods of various plants in the ginger family. Cardamom has a strong, pungent flavour and aroma, with hints of lemon, mint, and smoke. Cardamom pods contain a number of seeds, but the entire cardamom pod can be used whole or ground. Cardamom, sometimes cardamon or cardamom, is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia. Cardamom has been used for thousands of years to help with digestion. It's often mixed with other medicinal spices to relieve discomfort, nausea and vomiting. The most researched property of cardamom, as it pertains to relieving stomach issues, is its possible ability to heal ulcers. The main reason this spice is so expensive is because it needs to be harvested by hand. … All this labour, care and timing are just more costly than other traditional spices that can be harvested by more automated means. Green cardamom (Elettaria cardamom) is known as true cardamom. This is the most common variety you will see sold in the spice aisle of the supermarket. 1 It is the top choice for sweet dishes but also works well in savoury dishes. The bleached version, white cardamom, has less was the leading producer of cardamom which accounted for more than 55% of the global production in 2019. Asian countries such as Indonesia, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are also some of the other major producers of Cardamom.