Cardamom
April 5, 2024
While cinnamon is traditionally considered a winter spice, let’s not forget about cardamom! Anywhere you use cinnamon, you can experiment with cardamom instead—or why not blend the two, as we do in gingerbread? You can use the spice in everything from baking to stews, or to flavor rice dishes. The brownish-black seeds are the fruit capsules of a several-meter-tall lily plant originally from India and are the third most expensive spice after saffron and vanilla. Try adding it to rice with star anise or use it to spice up vegetable or meat stews for a slightly more oriental flavor. You can even add it to your coffee or tea next time for a pleasant and inspiring taste.
Cardamom for Digestive Issues
In the past, cardamom was used to treat digestive issues and was believed to be quite effective. Chewing its seeds after a hearty meal is said to aid digestion, reduce acid reflux, and improve breath, according to some. Whether it works for regular or IBS-sensitive stomachs is unclear, but in any case, most pure spices work excellently with the FODMAP diet and are a great way to vary the flavor of your meals.
Sofia Antonsson
Reg. Dietitian, Belly Balance
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