I tasted black cardamom for the first time.....it was a pod cooked with saffron rice

[cheezz]

Ewwwwwww! The rice tasted fabulous but the pod (which I had to fish out of the dish and taste), tasted like Vicks Vapo Rub...than eucalyptus menthol taste!

 

[Guest]

I use it in a cabbage braise. The pods are fished out after infusing cream.

I really like the dish but have never tasted the pods (and not I will not not tempted to do so!).

 

[barb_b]

I had it once also; your description was spot on.

 

[karennoca]

This is interesting...so what taste does it infuse into the dish?

 

[melissa-dallas]

They are very smoky tasting to me.

 

[traca]

I made a duck and cherry dish from 660 Curries that called for black cardamom. That dish stole the

show! After our dinner the smell was so pungent, I threw the rest of what I had away. I had no idea what else to make with it and couldn't stand the smell.

 

[Guest]

smokey, earthy

re. Traca's comment, I don't recall having leftovers so can't comment on how it may change after storage.

 

[cheezz]

The rice was very good, but I can't wrap my head around what else you would do with it