Nutmeg, whose origin is in South East Asia and Australia, is common today in many areas of the world, thanks to the Arab spice traders who sailed the Indian Ocean.
Nutmeg, with its delicate, sweet flavour is a flavorful addition to cheese sauces and is best grated fresh using a nutmeg grater (but any fine grater can be used).
In Indian cuisine, nutmeg is used almost exclusively in sweet dishes. However, in Middle Eastern cuisine it is used to flavour savory dishes. In European cuisine, nutmeg is added to in potato, soups, sauces and baked goods as well as being a traditional ingredient in mulled cider, mulled wine, and eggnog.
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Background:
Some historians believe that Roman priests burnt nutmeg as a form of incense. It is known to have been used as a prized and costly spice in medieval cuisine. In Elizabethan times it was believed that nutmeg could ward off the plague, so nutmeg was very popular. Nutmeg was traded by Arabs during the Middle Ages in the profitable Indian Ocean trade. At one time, nutmeg was one of the most valuable spices around. It has been said that in England, several hundred years ago, a few nutmeg nuts could be sold for enough money to enable financial independence for life.
The oil that is extracted from nutmeg is known for its healing properties, and its aromatic fragrance was favored by the Spanish nobility who even dedicated a nursery rhyme to it.
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