McCormick Gourmet All Natural Whole Cardamom Pods, 0.95 oz

Whole is better than ground... it's like a different spice. I've had a love hate relationship with cardamom since a trip to India years ago. It's a smell that is almost ever present in the air in most places. Its delicious when someone who knows how to use it adds it to stuff, and awful when overused or used badly. I've been struggling to use a jar of ground cardamom since I returned. Glad i got snobby and started trying recipes as they are written to be cooked by indian methods.... what a different flavor whole cardamom pods have in a food. It's all of the good flavors, none of the bad. Deserts or dinners, I'm using this from now on. Wow, using the whole

Happy to find these here. I use Cardamom pods often to make chai concentrate. In my area these are especially hard to find. Amazon saved me. The come exactly how they should they are fragrant and as well kept as you would expect.

These are hard to find at my grocery and when I do find them they cost a lot! Thank you Amazon! These are fresh and fragrant! Love to put in my tea!

Arrived quickly.

I decided to try and replicate my Indian restaurant experiences, and that includes getting the rice right. So, I picked up a jar of these cardamom pods to add to my rice cook-ups. A smash with the back of a knife, a quick turn in the bit of shallot and oil I sauté before adding the (soaked and rinsed) rice, and voila. A nice touch. Minus one star for less than ideal freshness. Some pods are desiccated beyond easy crushability.

I wanted cardamon and I picked this one because it is organic. It is safe from dangerous pesticides. I cook every meal and use a lot of spices so I can say this product for the price is on the expensive side. There are 25 or 30 cardamon inside which contain 3 or 4 seeds each. If you make a dish once in a blue moon then it is perfect for you. If not, maybe you should consider another packaging. I like the fact that it comes in a glass jar, but unfortunately the lid is plastic and NOT recyclable...for the rest it has its flagrance and taste intact.

Yummy

I haven't been able to find cardamom in the store for nearly a year (GASP!) - so I finally ordered some online. Very hard to find right now and was grateful for this posting! The flavour was excellent, but the pods do look pretty old- they're not the fresh green, but rather a worn out pale color closer to white-yellow. As the flavour and intensity seem fine and the seeds themselves are beautifully dark, I think it's fine. However, the pale pod colour may mean these are a little less fresh than other options? Either way - delicious!