Cardamom is an exquisite, classic, oriental spice native to India and Sri Lanka. In ancient times, the fruit of cardamom was called the paradise seed. Seeds were considered an expensive delicacy that only the rich could afford. Even today, cardamom is one of the three most expensive spices in the world, after saffron and vanilla. In this case, it is not about ground spice, but about high jako cardamom fruits in seed pods. The spice has a spicy taste, with notes of eucalyptus and camphor, combining something of white pepper, something of ginger and something of nutmeg. Cardamom, according to an ancient legend, was grown in the Babylonian Hanging Gardens of Semiramide. This tropical plant of the ginger family began to spread in ancient India.