Cardamom is one of the world's oldest spices, yet it's also one of the most expensive spices in the world. It's the third most expensive spice after saffron and vanilla. Once familiar with the special flavour and fragrance of this spice, you know how it got its pretty nickname. A unique characteristic of this plant is that it releases a cardamom fragrance when touched. Cardamom is used in both sweet and savoury dishes but has many other uses as well. Cardamom is the dried seedpod of this plant.

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