For the language nuts out there, a fascinating post on the linguistic origins of an Arabic word for cardamom, kakula. This is from bint battuta, who is based in Bahrain and has recently started blogging again. I'm so glad!
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January 18, 2012
Cardamom/Kakula
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Very interesting indeed! Isn't it amazing also how far the spices travelled from their origins and how they became adopted by so many other cultures in the west. I grew up with cardamom ('kardemumma') in Finnish 'pulla', a coffeebread that was part of our daily diet. I've since fallen in love also with Afghan cardamom tea.
Posted by: Marja-Leena | January 18, 2012 at 06:19 PM
I was looking up sesame the other day ('cos I was eating a Korean dish with sesame oil and sesame seeds) and the etymology is fascinating, tracking its provenance down the ages.
Posted by: Ivy | January 18, 2012 at 06:38 PM