Ground Madagascar Cloves
$9.95
Baking with ground cloves from Madagascar adds a particular sharpness, flavor and warmth to sweeter recipes, like apple pies, cakes, and fruity desserts. Seasoning with ground cloves is also essential in many savory dishes, and is commonly used with pork, beef, and pot roasts.
Net Weights: Jar 2.15oz
Ground cloves are sweet and spicy with a pungent aroma that pairs well with allspice.
How to Use
Use ground cloves to season apples, fruit, cakes, salads, squash, and pot roast. Ground cloves benefit many dishes as an ingredient, but be sure to use a light hand when seasoning, as the flavor of cloves can easily be overpowering
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About this Spice
Ground Madagascar Cloves Q&A
What are ground cloves?
Whole cloves are the unopened flower buds of the clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum) which are harvested when they are immature then dried. Ground cloves are the dried, finely ground powder version of whole cloves.
What do ground cloves taste like?
Ground cloves are sweet and spicy with a pungent aroma that pairs well with allspice.
What are ground cloves used for?
Though they have a strong flavor and should be used in small amounts so as to not overpower other flavors, ground cloves are a great addition to both sweet and savory dishes. They are an essential part of Pumpkin Pie Spice. Cloves are often used in desserts like apple pie as well as pickling and mulling spice mixes, curries, rice, and in slow cooking broths and stews.
Cooking With Ground Cloves
Cloves are an essential ingredient to many dishes, but use a light hand as its flavor can easily be overpowering. Also use caution when using cloves in a dish that is left to stand, as they produce sharpness in the flavor. Ground cloves are a key ingredient to Chinese Five Spice. They can also be added to beef and pork dishes. Ground cloves combine well with apples, fruit cakes, salads, sweet potatoes, squash and pot roasts.
Other Names
Syzygium aromaticum
Lavanga
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