Spice shaker cloves, ground

ground cloves

Punch, gingerbread, red cabbage, desserts or even game and sauerbraten, they would all be difficult to do without the strong aroma of the dried flower buds of the clove tree. But cloves are also an important ingredient in Indian spiced teas (chai) and also refine numerous marinades, sauces or meat dishes. The ground variety is also a common ingredient of curry powder and the five-spice powder and was even used several hundred years BC Already in China.