Detailed Product Description

DESCRIPTION:

The name cardamom is used for herbs within two genera of the ginger family Zingiberaceae, namely Elettaria and Amomum. Both varieties take the form of a small seedpod, triangular in cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin papery outer shell and small black seeds. Elettaria pods are light green in color, while Amomum pods are larger and dark brown.

USES:

The most common form of cardamom - green cardamom - is used as a flavoring, mainly for coffee and tea. In some Middle Eastern countries, coffee and cardamom are often cooked and ground together in a , an oven using wood or gas, and in a wooden mortar to produce mixtures that are as much as forty percent cardamom. In some cultures, the grinding is ritualized and accompanied by singing and dancing. All the different cardamom species and varieties are used mainly as cooking and as medicines.