Variety: CINNAMON
Product Type: Single Herbs & Spices
Drying Process: AD, Air Drying
Style: Dried
Processing Type: Raw
Shape: Stick
Color: Natural Brown
Place of Origin: Vietnam
Shelf Life: 2 years
Brand Name:
99 Gold Data
Model Number: Toni (+84 364779545)
Moisture: 10 - 12%
Length: 8 - 45cm
Packing: In carton
Cardamom is one of the world’s very ancient spices. It is native to the East originating in the forests of the Western Ghats in southern India, where it grows wild. Today it also grows in Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Indo China and Tanzania. The ancient Egyptians chewed cardamom seeds as a tooth cleaner; the Greeks and Romans used it as a perfume. Vikings came upon cardamom about one thousand years ago, in Constantinople, and introduced it into Scandinavia, where it remains popular to this day.
Cardamom is an expensive spice, second only to saffron. It is often adulterated and there are many inferior substitutes from cardamom-related plants, such as Siam cardamom, Nepal cardamom, winged Java cardamom, and bastard cardamom. However, it is only Elettaria cardamomum which is the true cardamom. Indian cardamom is known in two main varieties: Malabar cardamom and Mysore cardamom.