Cardamom is the dried ripe fruit (capsules of cardamom plant) often referred as the "
Queen of Spices" because of its very pleasant aroma and taste. Cardamom is a perennial, herbaceous, rhizomatous plant.
Indian cardamom is offered to the international markets in different grades: '
Alleppey Green Extra Bold' (AGEB), 'Alleppey Green Bold' (
AGB) and 'Alleppey Green
Superior' (
AGS) are names that register instant appeal worldwide. Cardamom oil is a precious ingredient in food preparations, perfumery, health foods medicines and beverages.
India, a traditional exporter of cardamom to the
Middle East countries where it goes mostly into the preparation of 'Gahwa' - a strong cardamom - coffee concoction without which no day is complete or no hospitality hearty for an
Arab. Indian cardamom enjoys a premium preference in the Middle East,
Japanese and
Russians who relish it for its distinct enriching properties.
Kerala, regionally also
Keralam, is a state located in the south-west region of India on the
Malabar coast. It was formed on
1 November 1956 per the
States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam-speaking regions.
Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,
005 sq mi) with a population of 33,387,677, it is bordered by
Karnataka to the north and north east,
Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the
Laccadive Sea to the west.
Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital among the 14 districts; other major cities include
Kochi,
Kozhikode,
Kollam and
Thrissur.
The region had been a prominent spice exporter from
3000 BCE to
3rd century. The
Chera Dynasty was the first powerful kingdom based in Kerala, though it frequently struggled against attacks from the neighbouring
Cholas and
Pandyas. During the
Chera period Kerala remained an international spice trading center.
Later, in the
15th century, the lucrative spice trade attracted
Portuguese traders to Kerala, and eventually paved the way for the
European colonisation of the whole of
India. After independence,
Travancore and
Cochin joined the
Republic of India and Travancore-Cochin was given the status of a state. Later, the state was formed in 1956 by merging the
Malabar district, Travancore-Cochin (excluding four southern taluks), and the taluk of
Kasargod,
South Kanara.
Source:
Wikipedia
Source:
Spice Board India
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