Cardamom comes from the seeds within the pods of a cardamom plant, a member of the ginger ... to the stage in the maturation process of the pod. Green cardamom is harvested before it reaches ...

PRAGUE CASTLE, CZECH REPUBLIC—La Brújula Verde reports that excavations within Prague Castle yielded the oldest vanilla bean pod in Europe ... known example of the plant’s presence on ...

These aromatic pod spices can be toasted whole ... that has been bleached and made mild. Black cardamom, meanwhile, comes from a different plant and offers a bolder flavor. Though black and ...

Green cardamom is the third most expensive spice in the world, after saffron and vanilla. Just 100 grams of the spice can cost about $9. That's about $90 for a kilogram. But getting that little ...