Cloves - Bag, 30gr

The essentials to know about cloves from Terres de Vanille Originally from the Moluccas archipelago in Indonesia, cloves are the dehydrated flower buds of the clove tree, a tree measuring more than 20m high. They are picked twice a year by hand just before they open. They are then dried in the sun until they brown and harden. The benefits They are multiple, the clove really has everything to please: It acts in a pleasant way on the psyche and strengthens the organism. Clove gives energy and warmth (especially in cold snaps). It relaxes and fights inflammation, germs, infections, fungal infections and viruses (colds and flu). Clove also soothes pain: gout; rheumatism; lumbago; stomach; urinary tract infection; muscles ; teeth (it also disinfects the mouth and gives a pleasant breath). How to cook with cloves? It can be used in sweet recipes (soups, broth, etc.) to make curry, of which it is the basic ingredient, as well as in sweet recipes such as gingerbread of course! But unlike other spices, it is used as an additional flavor. It can flavor pots au feu, soups or drinks such as tea or mulled wine. Little trick: by sticking cloves in an onion you will flavor your pots au feu, sauerkraut or court-bouillon.