[Sca-cooks] grains of paradise

[Ian Kusz]

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Stefan li Rous
<StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>wrote:

> Ian of Oertha asked:
>
> <<< Okay, dumb question. >>>
>
> Well, I hope not. I seem to remember asking this same question a while
> back...
>
> <<< What are grains of paradise, where are they from, what
> food do they feature in, what do they taste like (so I can figure out what
> complements them), and how much is necessary for a dish? >>>
>
> It is a pepper-like seed with a lot more variety of subtle flavors than
> regular black pepper.
>
> Take a look at this file in the PLANTS, HERBS and SPICES section of the
> Florilegium.
> G-of-Paradse-msg  (76K) 12/ 4/06    History and use of the spice Grains of
>                                       Paradise.
>
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PLANTS/G-of-Paradse-msg.html
>
> Stefan
> --------
>
Florilegium to the rescue!!!!


-- 
Ian of Oertha