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Dry Goods, Spices
Since Nirmala Narine (talented author of In Nirmala's Kitchen) was a child growing up in Guyana, South America, she has focused on mingling the fragrant spices of her Indian roots with the bold flavors of the West Indies and South America. Nirmala has spent the past ten years traveling to spice plantations, local farms, and bustling marketplaces in search of exotic ingredients for her original recipes.
Native to the Moluccan Islands of Indonesia, the fleshy nutmeg fruit will only produce on female trees. When ripe, they split open to reveal an exotic, red, lacy membrane known as mace. The nutmeg seed is protected inside a hard shell. Nutmeg and mace have a similar sweet pine-like aroma and warm, deep bittersweet flavor with hints of cloves. When grated, our whole Nutmeg seeds marry well into any type of desserts.
Great Value
By JLS
from Hudson MA. on 1/19/2009
from Hudson MA. on 1/19/2009
Gift:
No
Pros:
Flavorful, Fresh
Best Uses:
Cooking
Describe Yourself:
Foodie
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Comments about West Indies Nutmeg (Whole):
There is nothing like fresh grated nutmeg to enhance many dishes. [...]