Short description : LCardamom is a herbaceous plant with rhizomes belonging to the Zingiberaceae family originating from the Malabar coast, the region from which pepper also comes. It is sometimes called green cardamom or aromatic cardamom to clearly differentiate it from other related plants. The plant provides a spice that bears the same name. The name of cardamom is also given to another spice, "brown cardamom", whose "grains", brown and wrinkled, are larger than those of green cardamom, have a distinctly different taste, more rustic and less strong, and are sometimes prepared to develop a smoky flavor. Green and brown cardamoms can be combined in a complementary way in certain Indian dishes. Kitchen side : Cardamom is used in sweet desserts and in mulled wine. It is added to compotes,.