Cardamom is a highly aromatic spice made from the seeds of plants in the Elettaria and Amomum genera, native to India and Sri Lanka. It’s widely used in both sweet and savory dishes, as well as in teas and traditional medicine.
The word cardamom comes from the Latin “cardamomum”, which traces back to the Greek “kardamomon”, a compound of kardamon (cress) and amomon (a kind of Indian spice).
