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Nutmeg is better known as nutmeg. This plant is evergreen and can reach a length of about 14 - 15 meters. When fresh, the nut fruit is fleshy. Once ripe, it cracks, its inner part resembling a hazelnut. The plant can be seen in India, Brazil, as well as in Indonesia. It is widely used in cooking - for sweet and savory dishes.
Nutmeg has a special taste - slightly spicy, at the same time it is sweet and bitter. It is used as a spice, but it also has healing properties - it facilitates digestion, has an antiseptic effect, reduces headaches, helps with weakened memory, very useful for weakened defenses of the body.
For treatment it can be taken as a decoction, to make inhalations. There is a certain dose that should not be exceeded, because the herb can be poisonous if the amount is exceeded. Nutmeg is a natural drug - in case of overdose it can cause nausea and hallucinations, so use it in moderation.
To which dishes is it best to add nutmeg?
If you want to add it to salty dishes, the most suitable for the occasion are - dishes that contain rice, those with minced meat, vegetable soups, white and tomato sauces, meat broths.
Nutmeg is also suitable for dishes with fish, poultry, game and beef, very suitable for the taste of cabbage, cauliflower, leeks, onions, mushrooms, potatoes, spinach.
In case you are preparing a dessert, it is best to add nutmeg in the following cases - if you prepare pear compotes, apple pie, ice cream, fruit cake. For drinks, the special taste of the spice is best suited to cocoa, punch, hot lemon juice, tomato and vegetable juice.
The spices with which it is very appropriate to combine the smell of the nut are black pepper, bay leaf, parsley. In order to be able to use nutmeg, it must be very finely grated. Put a small amount on the dishes - with the tip of a knife throughout the dish.
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