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Nutmeg is the spice made by grinding the seed of the fragrant nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) into powder.The spice has a distinctive pungent fragrance and a warm, slightly sweet taste; it is used to flavor many kinds of baked goods, confections, puddings, potatoes, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and such beverages as eggnog.
Myristica fragrans, commonly known as the nutmeg tree, is an evergreen species indigenous to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. This aromatic tree is economically significant as the primary source of two distinct spices: nutmeg , derived from its seed, and mace , obtained from the seed's aril .
Myristica insipida, commonly known in Australia as Australian nutmeg, Queensland nutmeg or native nutmeg, is a small rainforest tree in the family Myristicaceae native to parts of Malesia, Papuasia and Australia.
The Silk Road (red) and spice trade routes (blue).. The spice trade involved historical civilizations in Asia, Northeast Africa and Europe.Spices, such as cinnamon, cassia, cardamom, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, star anise, clove, and turmeric, were known and used in antiquity and traded in the Eastern World. [1]
The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas [3] and has been recognized by most taxonomists. It is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, Myristica fragrans, the source of the spices nutmeg and mace.
Nutmeg is among the top spice players as we head into the colder months. It can be used for myriad recipes, and helps usher in that festive fall feeling. It can be used for myriad recipes, and ...
But it does taste quite nice—fennel and kale, or a faintly spiced cauliflower with cardamom, nutmeg, and caraway. Then a small wineglass of juice, usually a mix of apple and greens.
Calabash nutmeg (ehuru, Jamaican nutmeg) (Monodora myristica) Grains of paradise (melegueta pepper) (Aframomum melegueta) Korarima (Aframomum corrorima) Negro pepper (kani pepper, uda) (Xylopia aethiopica) Scent leaf (African basil) (Ocimum gratissimum) Fermentation is a huge part of African specifically west African spice culture.