Amomum Villosum (Grains of Paradise / Cardamom style)
カルダモンのような爽快感！お肉をサッパリ食べさせる台湾火鍋の隠し味
Description
Berries of a ginger-family plant. Looks like tiny pinecones in shells. Features a cardamom-like refreshing aroma and slight bitterness; treasured in Taiwan as a spice to prevent stomach heaviness.
Classification: For Hardcore Fans,Whole Spice,Aroma Bomb for Digestion
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How to use
Ingredients
- Sharen(Dried fruit of Amomum villosum)
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Mala Hot Pot Spice Bag] Simmer in cheesecloth with other spices when making the pot base. Neutralizes meat heaviness and keeps the soup interesting to the last drop.
- [Beef Noodle Secret] Drop 1-
- berries with cracked shells into the soup finish.
- [Luwei] Adding when simmering pork offal erases organ odor, leaving a clean aftertaste.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Freshness like a mix of cardamom、ginger、and pine
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Green Cardamom (similar aroma but Sharen is woodier)
Pairing
Mala Hot Pot, Beef Noodles, Braised pork offal
Trivia
[Hardcore] Also called 'Chun Sharen', very famous in medicine for 'expelling gas and aiding digestion'. If you see small, bumpy brown berries floating in an authentic Taiwanese hot pot, this is it. Rarely seen in Japan, but a crucial key spice for understanding Taiwan's 'meat x medicine' culture.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] After a greasy Taiwanese bento, some hardcore uncles peel the Sharen shell and chew just one black seed inside as a natural Frisk (breath freshener/digestive aid)!
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