The market · Spices · East Africa

Korarima

Ethiopian cardamom: a large, wrinkled pod whose seeds are warmer and more resinous than green cardamom — in berbere, mitmita and spiced butter.

warm · resinous · smoky

Goes with

berberebutterclovefenugreek

Knowing it

Where to buy
Ethiopian and Eritrean grocers. Green cardamom with a little black cardamom comes close.

Kitchens that keep it in

Ethiopia and EritreaEthiopianStews called wat, deep with berbere and spiced butter, eaten with the hands from a shared platter of sour, spongy injera.9 classics

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