cardamom ginger
Tim Chapman (Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:30:12 PST)
The rhizomes of E cardamomum are not used for cooking. In the US at least , 99% of what's been grown and sold as cardamom is really a very shy blooming Alpinia species. The true plant is available now but very rare by comparison and not easily obtained. If one is in a tropical climate and still has no blooms chances are it isn't the real deal.
The fake cardamoms have attractive dark green waxy leaves where as the true E cardamomum has a rather lack luster more textured "papery " leaf.
Tim Chapman
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On Jan 30, 2014, at 7:07 PM, "C.J. Teevan" <gardenstreet184@yahoo.com> wrote:
http://ehow.com/how_6281520_plant-cardamom.html/
Live and learn...
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 6:38 PM, Peter Franks <peter.scaevola@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi to all
A friend has asked me to pass on a request for information. He grows
cardamom ginger but in this climate no flowers, so no pods but still
luxuriant plants. He often uses ginger roots for cooking but has never used
the rhizomes of this ginger. Does anyone know if cardamom ginger can be used
in cooking? And as the leaves are wonderfully fragrant does anyone know if
they'd be useful for steaming, say, chicken or fish?
Peter Franks in Sydney, Zone 10b [or thereabouts] where the weather is warm
and steamy but little worthwhile rain for many weeks
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