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In the tea gardens of Bhutan the spices maintain the fertility of the soil.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 16 May 23

If the same crop is planted every year gradually the fertility reduces down. In the tea gardens of Bhutan, they plant the cardomom and black pepper trees in between the tea plantations. The existence of the spice trees maintain...

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In Nepal the tea and spices bring a lot of revenue.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 29 Dec 22

The big part of Himalaya mountains which are there in India extends to Nepal. At the huge heights above 9000 feet lovely tea and spices like cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon are grown. They are sold to other countries and the...

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The coffee and black pepper forest of Daringbari are awesome.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 18 Oct 21

At 4000 feet the height of Daringbari is helpful for growth of coffee plantation and black pepper. Even cardamom is grown in the height. People who visit the place enter the green canopy formed lush jungle full of coffee...

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In Neora Valley Reserve Forest spices are grown.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 4 Mar 20

Neora Valley Reserve Forest is situated in Lolegaon at around 7000 feet above sea level. The main forest is full of rhododendron trees. But spices like cardamom are grown in the alpine region in North Bengal.

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The smell of cardamom......

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 12 Oct 19

I am loving it. For a change today I have added cardamom to my tea instead of ginger. We have no sugar in tea and husband feels that with cardamom tea you need a bit of sugar to add to the...

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Are the cardamom or Elaichi garden in Sri Lanka interesting?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 29 May 16

Sri Lanka is famous for spices. Right from cardamom to black pepper, jaitri to jayfal, many spices are grown there. Majority of spice gardens are there on the hills. The Peradenniya Botanical Garden has a special section relating...

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Cardamom and it's health benefits

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 23 May 16

This spice is a product of Evergreen forests of India. It is widely used in Indian cuisine as a valuable spice. There is some research going on as to the health benefits of this spice especially in relation to it's antidepressant...

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coffee with cardamom

TheCatLady @TheCatLady (4691) • Israel 16 Feb 09

Have you ever had Bedouin coffee with cardamom? I bought the wrong coffee by mistake. It's not bad, but I prefer regular unflavored coffee. What kinds of coffee to you drink?

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Good recipe for Chai tea

Idlewild @Idlewild (6090) • United States 10 Dec 06

Who's got a recipe for making your own? I mean, your own mix from tea, cardamom, etc., as opposed to buying it.

What spice can you use instead of cardamom?

asmurthy @asmurthy (2461) • India 16 Nov 06

What spice can you use instead of cardamom?

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