I was asked recently about the spice cardamom. Now I’ve not used it often, if at all. I haven’t really noticed it in too many historic receipts, either, although I’m sure there are a few. Cardamom, native to India and China, belongs to the ginger family. It was imported into Europe sometime during the 11th [...]
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got cardamom?
Posted in culinary history, historic cooking, research & experiments, tagged cardamon/cardemon, culinary history, historic ingredients, spices on August 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »


