Forest Cardamom

Amomum Villosum Net volumes and weight: 50ml / 30g / 1.05oz Origin: Cambodia Description: Cardamom is a spice native to southern India, it was born in the region now called the Cardamom Hills, which dominate the Kerala plain and the Malabar coast in the southwest of the country. It is found in different countries of Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, etc.,and also in South America, mainly in Guatemala. In India, it is considered the queen of spices and is found in many dishes, curries and massalas. The cardamom we offer you here is an endemic variety that only grows in the wild, in the heart of the tropical forests of Cambodia. These are small, smooth seeds, growing on the aerial roots of the plant, which are difficult to harvest by hand when the flowers reach full maturity. The wild cardamom pods are then dried by hand in a smokehouse, giving them a beautiful brown color. Its taste: These small black cardamom seeds are very aromatic, dominated by a camphor scent with vegetal notes of eucalyptus. This wild version releases a heady, lemony and minty freshness reminiscent of certain white flowers. Despite its aromatic power, we can distinguish elegant floral notes and touches of sage and laurel. Directions for use: Wild cardamom goes perfectly in stews, meat or vegetable dishes such as eggplant, carrot, squash, cucumber and tomato. It is ideal with lamb and poultry such as pigeon, duck and guinea fowl. It works wonders with oily fish, mackerel, herring, tuna, salmon. To flavor your cooking fat, oil or butter. In the sweet register it will bring elegant exotic notes, in your compotes, the preparation of syrups, fruit salads, citrus sorbets, with exotic fruits and especially pineapple.