DESCRIPTION Product: Grains of Paradise Latin Name: Aframomum melegueta Plant Family: Zingiberaceae Other Names: Melegueta Pepper, Alligator Pepper, Guinea Grains, Fam Wusa, Ataku, Guinea Pepper, Graines de Paradis, Malaguette, Poivre de Guinée, Paradieskörner, Guineapfeffer, Grani de Meleguetta, Grani Paradisi, Kinia-Saenggang, Grãos-do-Paraíso, Sha Ren & Pimienta de Malagueta. Description: Grains of Paradise come from an herbaceous, perennial plant native to the West Africa, which grows to a height of 1.2 metres. The leaves are born on tall thin stems which resemble bamboo; they are oddly-pinnate and comprised of 9-15 alternate leaflets which lanceolate with a central vein, mid to dark green in colour and 30-45cm in length. The flowers are trumpet shaped pinkish-purple in colour and grow at the base of the plant, the flowers ripen into pods that are 5-7cm in length and when fully ripe contain many seeds inside which are approximately 30mm in diameter, oval and reddish-brown in colour. Brief History: Grains of paradise were discovered by spice traders in West Africa in the 13thcentury and brought to Europe, where they were used as a seasoning before black pepper was brought to Europe. By the 15th century they were very popular with the Elizabethan's who used them to season food when black pepper was either unavailable or too expensive, their peppery spiciness with a hint of ginger made them useful in sweet and savoury dishes.
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