Nutmeg (Whole)
ハンバーグだけじゃない！台湾の「角煮」を裏で支える甘い香りの木の実
Description
Nutmeg seeds. Strongly associated with Western cooking, but heavily used whole in Taiwan to deodorize braised pork and add deep sweetness.
Classification: For Adults,Whole Spice,Meat Deodorizing Boss
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How to use
Ingredients
- Nutmeg(Nutmeg seeds)
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Luwei Essential Spice] When braising pork belly or trotters in soy sauce, toss in
- nutmeg slightly cracked with a cleaver flat. Reverses intense pork fat odor into an elegant sweet aroma.
- [Dumpling Filling] Kneading a tiny bit of powder into minced pork yields refined meat juices like a high-end Chinese restaurant.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Woody、sweet、exotic aroma slightly resembling musk
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese super's nutmeg powder (but aroma flies off easily)
Pairing
Braised pork belly, Soy-braised trotters, Boiled dumplings
Trivia
[For Adults] Several types of 'Cardamom/Nutmeg' exist, but this 'Nutmeg' matches meat (especially pork) best. Over-adding makes it smell medicinal, so 1 seed is powerful enough for a home pot. One of the true identities of Taiwanese eateries' 'deep soy sauce aroma'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Sprinkling just a tiny bit of freshly grated nutmeg into Taiwanese hot milk tea creates a supreme spice tea that warms the stomach!
Allergen
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