Las especias
Son ciertas partes duras de vegetales con sustancias y aceites esenciales que sirven para dar aroma, sabor y color a los alimentos, así como también ayudar a preservarlos.
Spices
Are certain hard parts of vegetables with substances and essential oils that serve to give aroma, flavor and color to food, as well as helping to preserve them.
La mayoría de la especias son provenientes del continente Asiático en las regiones tropicales, principalmente en Indonesia en las Islas Molucas, llamada también La Isla de las Especias.
The majority of the spices come from the continent Asian in the tropical regions, mainly in Indonesia in the Moluccan Islands, also called The Island of Spices.
Hoy quiero mencionarles acerca de las 3 especias mas caras del mundo que se pueden encontrar en el mercado:
El Azafrán, La Vainilla y El Cardamomo
Today I want to mention about the 3 most expensive spices in the world that can be found in the market:
Saffron, Vanilla and Cardamom
Azafrán
It is very rich in vitamin B2. It is the most expensive spice in the world, because in order to obtain only 500 Gr of it, 40 Kg of the Saffron Rose are necessary. Originally from Asia, now cultivated mainly in France, Italy, Sicily, Iberian Peninsula and Kashmir. It has a strong and exotic aroma. It combines perfectly with rice, fish, chicken. It is the aromatic pillar of Risotto and La Paella
Vainilla
From a genus of orchids (Vanilla Planofilia) from among 110 species distributed in tropical regions. Coming from Mexico, discovered by the Spanish conquistadors on the coasts of Veracruz, they gave it its name because of its similarity to the sword sheaths but in a diminutive version. It is the only species of orchid grown for an other purpose that is not merely ornamental. Cultivating and preparing them requires a lot of care and the process is quite long, they bloom at 2 or 7 years of age, the flowering takes place only for 6 weeks a year and the life time of the flower is only one day, time in which you have to pollinate the flower to get the vanilla pods, hence the cost is high. It can be purchased in branch or ground, as well as in extracts. It is used above all to flavor and flavor in preparation of desserts such as chocolates, creams, cakes, doughs, drinks, among others.
Cardamomo
Coming from the Middle East; of a green berry from which the seeds are extracted, which are ground. It is the 3rd most expensive spice. Its smell is intense and goes from citric to sweet, and with mint and somewhat spicy flavor. It can be used in both sweet and salty preparations. The ground grain is part of the curries, is used to flavor coffees and teas, to flavor rice, bread, pastries and even desserts such as chocolates. It is also used in perfumes.
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