In Sri Lanka, with variety of spices, one of the distinctive used spice Nutmeg, the TropicalFinest Nutmeg seeds are selected from locally gardens, hand picked and processed. Pure naturally grown and Organic.
The TropicalFinest Nutmeg seeds are collected from rural local farmers who still use most traditional methods to cultivate and harvest these.
The local farmers collect these fruits fallen around the trees ( tropical green trees), are cleansed to remove the peel to get the nut and scarlet aril which is called mace, surrounding it.
The the nuts are sundried for several days until the kernel rattle in the shell when shaken, and untill it gets the proper color and taste,
The spice has a pungnent fragrance and warm slightly sweetness.
Nutmeg is useful with savoury and sweet cooking, with scented sweetness and the flavour remind you the tast of pepper and citrus.
Grated nutmeg flavour has a special combination for creamy and starcy foods, as this is a perfect ingredient for cooking green vegitables such as cauliflower, broccoli, beans, sprouts and custard puddings and tarts, mashed potatoes, rice, butter naans, breads and buns.
With butter, sugar (brown) and Nutmeg give an extra delicious to the cooking yams, potatoes, spinarch dishes, pumpkins and also bread.
Some other specialities are, grated Nutmeg is used to spice up of baking foods such as cakes, fruit cakes, cheese cakes baked or unbaked, ginger and garlic bread, muffins etc.. and rice and curries, soups, sauses, fried rices and Sri Lankan unique Kottu.
And also this is an ingredient of Haggies ( Italian cuisine), pumpkin and other vegan pies and baked squashes.
And this powder is often used in drinks and punches with some pepper to get slight sweetnes and scattered on top of the it and also used to mix in chutney, pickles and juices.
Nutmeg butter, is some other extract taken, which is brown color with the same taste, which can be used as a substitute for cocoa butter.
The essential oil distilled from nutmeg, is used in pharmaceutical products and perfume industry.
And nutmeg is used as an ingredient of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine.
Scientific name: Myristica fragrans
