Cardamom

CARDAMOM: - is the world's third-most expensive spice, surpassed in price per weight only by vanilla and saffron. In the culinary arts, cardamom is a spice made from the seed pods of various plants in the ginger family. Cardamom has a strong, pungent flavor and aroma, with hints of lemon, mint, and smoke Cardamom pods contain a number of seeds, but the entire cardamom pod can be used whole or ground.Cardamom of commerce is the dried ripe fruit often referred as the “Queen of Spices” because of its very pleasant aroma and taste.Cardamom is widely used as a flavoring material in whole and ground form. In Asia, it can add a lingering sparkle to every kind of dishes both traditional and modern.