Cloves 100 g

Cloves are native to Indonesia, and are mainly cultivated in Brazil, West Indies, Madagascar, Sri Lanka. Cloves are the immature unopened flower buds of a tropical tree. When fresh, they are pink, dried, they turn to a rust-brown colour. Cloves offer a warm, pungent and aromatic bouquet and a sweetly pungent, astringent and strongly aromatic flavour. Applications : often used to “stud” hams and pork, in courts-bouillons, marinades, soups, rice. Cloves are used to enhance the flavour of game, especially venison, wild boar and hare. They are used in a number of spice mixtures including ras el hanout, curry powders, mulling spices and pickling spices. Cloves also figure in the flavour of Worcestershire sauce. In pastries, cloves are used mixed with cinnamon in biscuits, ginger bread, or in infusion.