Cardamom

Cardamom, known as the “Queen of Spices”. It is mainly cultivated in the mountains of Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts in Sri Lanka. It can be found as whole cardamom, cardamom seeds and ground form. Cardamom is mainly used in the food industry as a flavoring agent in curry or meat dishes, sweets, confectionaries, in bakery products, and as an ingredient of curry (masala) powder. Cardamom Oil is used for flavoring of beverages and drinks such as coffee and tea.