Cloud Forest Cardamom Seeds
Fragrant, crunchy seeds are bright and intensely aromatic.
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Our Cloud Forest Cardamom is sweet and tart, reminiscent of summer fruits, fresh herbs and cut grass. It comes straight from a single-estate regenerative farm in the high-altitude cloud forests of Guatemala. The fruit turns yellow as it ripens on the vine and has a softer and sweeter flavor that makes it a perfect upgrade to standard green cardamom.
The fragrant, crunchy seeds have been removed from the pods, and they’re ready to dot pastries and jams and add depth to your favorite chicken recipe and give your coffee a Middle Eastern twist.
Highlights
Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Decorticated cardamom seeds
Hot-air-dried
Ginger • Apricots • Jungle Flowers
Ingredients
Cardamom seeds, decorticated (Elettaria cardamomum)
Cooking tips
- Grind into rice, legume and grain-based dishes
- Use in a rub for chicken and lamb
- Add to fruit jams, marmalades and syrups
- Grind into coffee, tea or smoothies
SOURCING
Guatemala exports 80% of the world’s cardamom, yet it remains virtually unknown in local markets as it is grown exclusively for export. Grown by indigenous farmers on small remote plots, the spice thrives in Guatemala's cool, rainy cloud forests, where high altitudes and low temperatures during the November–January harvest enhance its fragrant essential oils.
Our cardamom comes from one of Guatemala’s only single-estate farms, which oversees every step from cultivation to export. Unlike conventionally graded cardamom, which prioritizes size and color over flavor, ours is allowed to fully ripen, giving it a golden hue and a softer, fruitier, more complex taste.
Meet the Farmer
Our partnership with Don Amilcar is one of our longest-standing and closest. He planted his first cardamom vine at just nine years old, and today, he runs Guatemala’s only vertically integrated cardamom operation, managing his own farm, drying facility, and export business alongside his daughter Meyllin.
When Ethan first visited in 2016, he hauled back a duffel bag full of Don Amilcar’s vine-ripened cardamom pods—the start of a partnership that continues today. His farming is so exceptional that Saveur called him “the farmer shaking up the Guatemalan cardamom trade.”
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