Aframomum melegueta

One of the hardest to find spices, our culinary guild friends had us track this one down for recreating some of their ancient recipes. A cross between pepper, ginger, and cardamom in flavor, it is actually related to none of them. The plant produces a poppy like pod which contains about 50 of the small seeds that look like brown popcorn kernels. Try adding it to middle eastern lamb or eggplant dishes.

Origin		Ghana
Form		Whole or Ground
Equivalent		1 oz. is about 1/4 cup
Item No.		0115
		$4.00 per ounce