Ginger of commerce is the dried underground stem of the herbaceous tropical plant grown as an annual. The whole plant is refreshingly aromatic and the underground rhizome, raw or processed, is valued as spice. Ginger is a slender perennial herb, 30-50 cm tall with palmately branched rhizome bearing leafy shoots. The leafy shoot is a pseudostem formed by leaf
While Ceylon Cinnamon sticks are all made the same way, they are graded according to color, density, blemishes, essential oil…
Cardamom of commerce is the dried ripe fruit (capsules of cardamom plant) often referred as the “Queen of Spices” because…
Star anise is the dried, star shaped fruit of Illicium verum. It is an evergreen tree attaining a height of…