Cardamom

Cardamome

What it is

The “queen of spices” grew in Indian rainforests, but Vikings met it in the markets of Constantinople and carried it north — which is why, a thousand years later, Scandinavia bakes with more cardamom per person than anywhere outside Asia.

In the kitchen

Crush the green pods to free the black seeds; grind those only. In coffee, a single crushed pod is a small journey.

Goes with

Coffee Orange Honey Rice Dark chocolate Cinnamon Saffron

Also used with

Antep pistachio Assam tea Basmati rice Ammonium bicarbonate Cascara Date paste

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