This nutmeg is a premium grade, dark-brown, aromatic, high oil content spice.
Nutmeg and mace are contained within a yellow to light-brown fleshy fruit resembling a peach that grows on an evergreen tree. Nutmeg, regarded as a sweet spice, is used in sweet dishes, with fruit and in pastries. Complements vegetables such as pumpkin, carrot and spinach. Mace however is more pungent and tends to be used in savoury dishes such as sauces for fish, in pickles and chutneys. When picked and cut open, the blood red mace is removed and dried. The nutmeg with shell is dried until it rattles, the thin outer shell is then removed leaving the inner nutmeg. Whole mace is referred to as ‘blade’ mace. It is common to want to substitute nutmeg for mace, however this is not recommended as there is nothing like the real thing.
Ingredients
Nutmeg.
Product of Indonesia, packed in Australia.
Use
Used in cakes, puddings and can be sprinkled of custard and hot milk drinks
