What is cardamom

What is cardamom? This question puzzles many friends. What is cardamom? Cardamom is a plant with many varieties. It can be used in cooking and is a very common seasoning in food and beverage. In ancient times, it referred to a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old, and later the term "doukuangnianhua" came into being. What is cardamom? This question is very broad, and the details will be explained one by one below.

In the catering industry, cardamom plays a very important role. White cardamom is used in Chongqing hot pot, and cardamom can be used to make brine and soup. What is cardamom? It is a very simple word, but it has different meanings. Let’s take a look at more introductions:

1. Cardamom Plant:

There are several types of cardamom: grass cardamom, white cardamom, and red cardamom. Cardamom, also known as grass fruit, is spicy and fragrant with a mild nature; white cardamom, also known as white cardamom and cardamom kernel, has yellow-white skin, oily texture, spicy and soft aroma; red cardamom, also called jade fruit and nutmeg, is dark red in color, has spicy taste and strong aroma. They can all be used as seasonings for dishes, meat products and pickles.

Efficacy: Several types of cardamom are rich in volatile oils such as cardamomine, camphor, and borneol, so they are rich in aroma, can remove the fishy smell of fish, stimulate appetite, increase appetite and promote digestion. Cardamom extract can enhance the body's immune function against tumors, destroy the peripheral protective factors of cancer cells, and make cancer tissue more susceptible to damage. Traditional medicine believes that cardamom has the functions of drying dampness and cold, warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen, relieving pain and removing phlegm, and detoxifying; white cardamom has the effects of aromatic turbidity, relieving bloating and promoting qi, removing dampness and strengthening the stomach, and stopping vomiting and invigorating the spleen; red cardamom has the effects of aiding digestion, relieving drunkenness, warming the middle and lowering qi, and digesting food and strengthening the intestines.

2. The Age of Teenager

The "doukou" in "doukounianhua" is derived from the above-mentioned plant, referring to a girl or virgin aged thirteen or fourteen. This comes from the Tang Dynasty poem "Farewell" by Du Mu, which says "The girl is more than thirteen years old, and in the prime of her youth at the beginning of February." The general idea is that the delicate and beautiful girl of thirteen is like the tender buds of cardamom that have just sprouted in early February. Look, cardamom is originally a metaphor for tender sprouts, and the key point is that it refers to a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. Adding the word "age" further clearly points out this beautiful age period that is lovely, graceful, and about to bloom.

I believe everyone knows what cardamom is from the above introduction. Cardamom can refer to a condiment or a young girl. Please use words appropriately in the future. In terms of consumption, cardamom can remove the peculiar smell of fish and also promote digestion. It is a good choice when cooking.