All About CardamomThere are three main commercial types of cardamom: Black, Green, and White. All are members of the ginger family.Black Cardamom: Amomum subulatum & A. costatumFamily: ZingiberaceaeBlack cardamom, is also known as hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, greater cardamom, Nepal cardamom, winged cardamom, or brown cardamom.- A member of the ginger family, black cardamom is a close relative of green cardamom.- Black cardamom has a strong camphor-like flavour, with a smoky character derived from the method of drying.- Not suited to sweet baked goods - better suited to savoury recipes like long slow braised meet dishes.- Pop a whole pod in a rice cooker next time you make rice.- The pods are often used in Vietnam when making phở.- Plays a prominent role in North India Curries. - Would be a great addition to a BBQ dry rub, it would bring a smokey something that you can’t quiet describe.- Can be used whole, ground whole, or remove the pod and just grind the seeds.- Great pairings would be basil, fennel, garlic, lemongrass.Green / White Cardamom: Elettaria cardamomum (L.) or Amomum cardamomum L.Family: ZingiberaceaeOrigin: India- Green pod with black seeds.- Works well in savoury as well as sweet recipes.- Great flavouring addition to coffee and tea, major component in Indian Masala Chai- Major component of Garam Masala mix- White cardamom is mostly seen in Scandinavian cooking.- When first introduced to Scandinavia, (the story goes) cardamom had been on a lengthy sea voyage where exposure to sun, salt and air bleached the pods white and altered their flavour. - Today bleaching green cardamom to white is a chemical process, that removes colour and the strongest menthol components, leaving a lighter sweeter fragrance.- Can be used whole, ground whole, or remove the pod and just grind the seeds.-10 pods roughly equals 1 1⁄2 tsp of ground cardamom.- Store whole.-Pairings: caraway, cinnamon, cumin, dill, juniper.Both are ‘Warming’ spices#GlenAndFriendsCooking #LeGourmetTV #LeGourmetTVRecipes Glen & Friends Cooking Glen And Friends Cooking #GlenCooking #GlenCooks