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What South Indian spice has been given the name "Queen of Spices"?

Question #151043. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated May 03 2024.
Originally posted May 03 2024 8:04 PM.

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Answer has 2 votes.
That would be cardamom.

Cardamom is prepared from the seeds of several plants in the Zingiberaceae family. The "Elettaria" and "Amomum" genera are the main sources and are native to both the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia. The two main types of the spice are black and true or green cardamom.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardamom
Put simply, the queen and king of spices, respectively, are cardamom and black pepper, both of which formed an intrinsic part of the early spice trade and, as such, have been labeled the queen and king of spices. As two of the most widely used spices, and with cardamom also the third most expensive spice in the world, this nickname has stuck and so it isn’t uncommon to see the term ‘queen of spices’ used to refer to cardamom even in the modern-day.
link https://ayoubs.ca/blogs/news/what-is-cardamom-and-why-is-it-called-the-queen-of-spices

Response last updated by psnz on May 03 2024.
May 03 2024, 8:05 PM
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