Forest Cardamom

DESCRIPTION FOREST CARDAMOM Amomum Villosum Net volumes and weights: 50ml / 30g / 1.05oz Origin: Cambodia Cardamom (including the best known species elettaria cardamomum) is a spice native to southern India, it was born in the region now known as the Cardamom Hills, which dominate the plain of Kerala and the Malabar coast in the south-west of the country. It is found in various countries of Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka…etc., and also in South America, mainly in Guatemala, but in India it is considered the queen of spices and it is found in many dishes, curry or masala. The cardamom that we offer here is an endemic variety that grows only in the wild, in the heart of the forests tropics of Cambodia. They are small, smooth seeds, growing on aerial roots of the plant, whose manual harvest is delicate, when the flowers reach full maturity. cardamom pods wild are then dried by hand in the smokehouse, it is then takes on a beautiful brown color. These small black cardamom seeds are very aromatic, dominated by a camphor scent with vegetal notes eucalyptus. This wild version releases a freshness heady, lemony and minty reminiscent of certain flowers white. Despite its aromatic power, we distinguish elegant floral notes and hints of sage and laurel. USAGE TIPS : Wild cardamom goes perfectly in casseroles, meats or vegetables such as eggplant, carrot, squash, cucumber and tomato. It is ideal with lamb and poultry such as pigeon, duck and guinea fowl. She does wonderful with oily fish, mackerel, herring, tuna, salmon. To flavor your cooking fat, oil or butter. In the sweet register it will bring elegant notes exotic, in your compotes, the preparation of syrups, salads of fruits, citrus sorbets, with exotic fruits and all especially pineapple.