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
Cardamom of commerce is the dried ripe fruit (capsules of cardamom plant) often referred as the “Queen of Spices” because…
Coriander is one of the oldest of herbs and spices. The fruit of the coriander plant contains two seeds which,…
The spice nutmeg has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavour many…