COORG SPICES

Parrys, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Coffee beans are the seeds of the coffee plant, found inside the fruit of a coffee cherry. They are technically seeds, not true beans, and typically grow in pairs with a flat inner side, though some cherries contain a single, round Pea berry seed. These green seeds are then processed, roasted, and ground to make the beverage. Black pepper is a spice made from the dried, unripe berries of the Piper nigrum vine, which are known as peppercorns. It is characterized by a pungent, hot, and biting flavor that comes from the compound piperine. The dried peppercorns are typically round, hard, and wrinkled, and are often ground before use for a sharp and spicy aroma and taste Cardamom is an aromatic spice with a complex flavor profile, known as the "Queen of Spices," that comes from the dried, ripe fruit of a perennial herb in the ginger family. It grows in the form of a pod containing numerous small, dark seeds, which are used in both sweet and savory dishes and have a strong, sweet, spicy flavor with notes of mint and lemon. It is native to the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats in South India and is cultivated for its flavor in culinary preparations and beverages.