We sun-dry clove flower buds, turning them brown and hard, creating a spice with a spicy, hot flavor. Used for over 2000 years in Asia for medicinal and culinary purposes, cloves gained fame in Europe during the Middle Ages, rivaling even pepper.
Despite being popular as a spice, 95% of global clove production is directed toward Indonesian cigarettes. This peculiar situation is partly due to the fragility of the clove tree, which only starts bearing fruit in its eighth year and rarely reaches flowering.
1. Growing and Harvesting Cloves:
Begin by sun-drying clove flower buds, transforming them into a brown and firm spice with a distinctly spicy and hot flavor profile. Cloves, with a history spanning over 2000 years in Asia for both medicinal and culinary purposes, gained prominence in Europe during the Middle Ages, rivaling even the popularity of pepper. Despite its status as a beloved spice, an intriguing 95% of global clove production finds its way into Indonesian cigarettes, a phenomenon partially attributed to the delicate nature of the clove tree, which only starts bearing fruit in its eighth year and rarely reaches the flowering stage.
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