Cardamom

Cardamom has a strong taste, with an aromatic, resinous fragrance. Black cardamom has a more smoky – though not bitter – aroma, with a coolness comparable to mint. {{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Cardamom has a strong taste, with an aromatic, resinous fragrance. Black cardamom has a more smoky – though not bitter – aroma, with a coolness comparable to mint. {{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Green cardamom is one of the most expensive spices by weight,{{cite web |url=https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-cardamom-765160|title=Is Cardamom a Spice?|website=The Spruce Eats|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=30 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053606/https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-cardamom-765160|url-status=live}} but little is needed to impart flavor. It is best stored in the pod, as exposed or ground seeds quickly lose their flavor. Grinding the pods and seeds together lowers both the quality and the price. For recipes requiring whole cardamom pods, a generally accepted equivalent is 10 pods equals {{frac|1|1|2}} teaspoons (7.4 ml) of ground cardamom.American Culinary Federation Education Foundation{{Cite web |date=February 2022 |title=Ingredient of the Month: Cardamom |url=https://www.acfchefs.org/Downloads/IOTM/202202-Flyer.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2026 |website=American Culinary Federation}}

Green cardamom is one of the most expensive spices by weight,{{cite web |url=https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-cardamom-765160|title=Is Cardamom a Spice?|website=The Spruce Eats|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=30 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053606/https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-cardamom-765160|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Azad |date=2026-01-21 |title=Most Expensive Spices in the World 2026 |url=https://worldostats.com/global-stats/most-expensive-spices/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=WORLDOSTATS |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=http://www.goldensaffron.com |date=2018-02-12 |title=Top 10 Most Expensive Spices (2026) {{!}} What Makes Them So Pricey? |url=https://www.goldensaffron.com/blog/Saffron/most-expensive-spice |access-date=2026-04-19 |website=Golden Saffron |language=en}} but little is needed to impart flavor. It is best stored in the pod, as exposed or ground seeds quickly lose their flavor. Grinding the pods and seeds together lowers both the quality and the price. For recipes requiring whole cardamom pods, a generally accepted equivalent is 10 pods equals {{frac|1|1|2}} teaspoons (7.4 ml) of ground cardamom.American Culinary Federation Education Foundation{{Cite web |date=February 2022 |title=Ingredient of the Month: Cardamom |url=https://www.acfchefs.org/Downloads/IOTM/202202-Flyer.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2026 |website=American Culinary Federation}}

Cardamom is a common ingredient in Indian cooking. It is also often used in [[baking]] in the [[Nordic countries]], in particular in [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], and [[Finland]], where it is used in traditional treats such as the Scandinavian Yule bread {{lang|gmq|Julekake}}, the Swedish [[Cardamom bread|Kardemummabullar]] sweet bun, and Finnish sweet bread {{lang|fi|[[pulla]]}}. In the [[Middle East]], green cardamom powder is used as a spice for sweet dishes, and as a traditional flavouring in coffee and tea. Cardamom is used to a wide extent in savoury dishes. In some Middle Eastern countries, coffee and cardamom are often ground in a wooden mortar, a {{Transliteration|ar|[[mihbaj]]}}, and cooked together in a skillet, a {{Transliteration|ar|mehmas}}, over wood or gas, to produce mixtures with up to 40% cardamom.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Cardamom is a common ingredient in Indian cooking. It is also often used in [[baking]] in the [[Nordic countries]], in particular in [[Sweden]], [[Norway]], and [[Finland]], where it is used in traditional treats such as the Scandinavian Yule bread {{lang|gmq|Julekake}}, the Swedish [[Cardamom bread|Kardemummabullar]] sweet bun, and Finnish sweet bread {{lang|fi|[[pulla]]}}. In the [[Middle East]], green cardamom powder is used as a spice for sweet dishes, and as a traditional flavouring in coffee and tea. Cardamom is used to a wide extent in savoury dishes. In some Middle Eastern countries, coffee and cardamom are often ground in a wooden mortar, a {{Transliteration|ar|[[mihbaj]]}}, and cooked together in a skillet, a {{Transliteration|ar|mehmas}}, over wood or gas, to produce mixtures with up to 40% cardamom.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}