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Green cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum
The queen of spices — a tropical ginger whose green pods scent chai, coffee, and after-meal folklore.
Flavor
Camphor, eucalyptus, lemon peel, a little sweetness. Crush the pod; whole it is shy.
Symptoms
indigestion, bloating, nausea, bad breath
In favor
A true pantry medicine
Against
Not a temperate garden crop
Grow lab
Yes
Days to harvest
2–3 years to a first pod flush in a greenhouse; kitchen use is the dried spice