A versatile aromatic little spice, the Cardamom is one of the world’s oldest inhabitants. A common spice in Indian cooking, it is also popular in the Middle East and Turkey, where it is commonly ground with coffee beans and traditionally served with an elaborate ritual, including the fortune reading from the used grounds.
Cardamom is the world’s second most expensive spice and has quite the resume. Historic remedies using cardamom include treating gum and teeth infections, breaking up kidney stones and as an antidote to snake and scorpion venom. Arabic cultures also claim Cardamom to have aphrodisiac qualities, while Indians believe it can cure obesity.
Ingredient Fact
Egyptians chewed cardamom seeds as a tooth cleaner, and the Greeks and Romans used it as perfume. Some Chewing Gum manufacturers still use Cardamom today as an ingredient to neutralize breath odours
