Is this a caper?! I found it one of my Indian take-out meals - smelled like

[dawnnys]

a cross between cloves and a kiwi. Very perfumey, almost sweet. Every caper I've ever tasted before was sour/salty/tangy like a dill pickle.

Seeds are next to it.

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[dawn_mo]

I am guessing it is cardamom?

 

[luisa_calif]

I think it's a green cardamom pod. Very common in Indian cooking.

 

[cheezz]

yup, the ladies are right - it's a green cardamom pod -- the seeds are the edible part.

and are VERY yummy in all kinds of dishes. If you like the flavor, look at the cardamom thread in 'Great Threads'

 

[patbastrop]

...what they said! smileys/smile.gif

 

[dawnnys]

You know, for some reason I thought that might've been what it was... "pod" just kept popping

into my mind after I posted my question. But it tasted so differently that they ground cardmom I've used before. Very perfumey! I've used it in baking before, and always thought it was a little like cinnamon. Thanks girls!

 

[cheezz]

fresh cardamom seeds do taste completely different from powder IMHO... little gems