Natural Clove, For Cooking Use, Form : Solid

Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtacease, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Muluku Island (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice.Cloves are available through the year due to different harvw=est seasons in  different countries.

Cloves are used in the cuisine of Asia, African, Mediterranean, and the near and middle east countires, lending flavour to meats, curries, and marinades, as well as fruit such as apples, pears and rhubarb. cloves may be used to give aromatic and flavour qualities to hot bevetages, often combined with other ingradients such as lemon and sugur. they are a common element in spice blends like pumpkin pie spice and speculums spices.

In maxican cusine, cloves are best known as clavos de olor, and often accomapany cumin and cinnamom. They are also used in peruvian cusine, in a wide variety dishes such as carapulcra and con leche.

A major componenent of clove taste is imparted by the chemical eugenol, and the quantity of the spice required is typiucally small. It pairs well with cinnamon, allspices, vanilla, basil onoin, citus peel, star anise, and peppercorns.