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Green Cardamom Pods (Organic Chai Supplies)

Product Price Quantity
50g$0.43 a cup$11.50
(1 customer review)

The sweetly aromatic cardamom is the fruit of a tropical plant related to ginger, and is one of the world’s most expensive spices, after saffron and vanilla. Growing cardamom is extremely labor intensive. The tall plants, grown on plantations in Guatemala or India, flower for eight or nine months of the year. Each pod, or capsule, ripens slowly, and must be plucked when it is three-quarters ripe.

After harvest, the pods are washed and dried. The method of drying dictates the final color. White indicates the pods have been dried for many days in the sun leaving them bleached. Green pods have been dried for one day and night in a heated room. The three seeds inside each pod are considered the spice.

Cardamom is essential to the cuisines of the Middle East and Scandinavia. Cardamom coffee or gahwa is a symbol of Arab hospitality. Cardamom flavors ground meat in Norway and baked goods in Sweden. Cooks all over the world combine cardamom with cloves and cinnamon. Cardamom lends its distinctive flavor to chai.

  • Guatemala
  • Spicy and sweet.
  • Caffeine-free

Brewing Guide

Temp:
212F/100C
Size:
1 tsp/8 oz
Time:
5-10 min

1 review for Green Cardamom Pods (Organic Chai Supplies)

  1. Linda

    I love Cardamon pods and throw a few in my coffee grinder with the beans to add a little kick to my morning coffee. Also grind them and add to cakes, cookies, and muffins or pancakes for a little spice. Keeps forever.

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