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What Is Cardamom?
Hi Betty. What is cardamom?
--Vicky
Hi Vicky,
Cardamom is a warm, spicy-but-also-sweet spice that originally came from India. It is used in Scandinavian and Indian cooking and occasionally in American desserts. It is easy to find ground cardamom in the spice aisle of your supermarket, or in seed form in gourmet shops and larger supermarkets.
I have a couple of recipes that use this pungent spice if you’d like to give it a try:
Indian Grilled Chicken, Blueberry Cream Cake, and Sour Cream Twists (see Grandma’s Secret Trick for the cardamom variation)
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