green cardamom

Ingo Holland – Green Cardamom – Altes Gewürzamt

Ingo Holland's green cardamom comes from Guatemala and is also known as clove pepper or allspice. With its exotic, lemony, floral aromas, green cardamom is perhaps the quintessential oriental spice from 1001 Nights. As a coffee spice, the cardamom seeds refine freshly brewed coffee as well as classic Indian chai tea. Cardamom is an essential ingredient for seasoning oriental spiced rice or Arabian milk pudding.

The cardamom pods, which contain the actual seeds, act as a natural aroma protective shell. You only take out the seeds and roast them briefly to intensify the aroma, then you can crush them in a mortar before seasoning your dishes. If you cook the entire pod, you should remove it later.

Green Cardamom – from Guatemala

Green cardamom originally comes from Indian cuisine, where it is still cultivated today in South India and Sri Lanka. However, it is also grown in Guatemala, Tanzania, and Madagascar. The intense green color of the cardamom is a quality indicator for the correct harvest time. Green cardamom develops its aroma during drying, which is an important step in the production of this special spice. Already in ancient times, Romans and Greeks appreciated the sweet and spicy aroma, which was used in both savory and sweet cuisine. Its floral aroma completes any gingerbread spice, which is why this exciting spice is often associated with Christmas. However, it can be used all year round for rice and vegetable dishes as well as curries.

Altes Gewürzamt – Spices without Compromise

Ingo Holland aims to inspire cooking enthusiasts and encourage creative ideas with his particularly intense spices from "Altes Gewürzamt". He makes no compromises when it comes to the quality of his ingredients, spices, peppers, herbs, and salts. His single spices, like green cardamom, are of high quality. This makes the spices particularly intense and very economical. Be brave and try it out, but beware: like all spices from Ingo Holland Altes Gewürzamt, green cardamom is intensely flavored, so you can use it sparingly. The green cardamom pods best preserve their spicy aromas in the green Altes Gewürzamt spice tin.