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While the cardamom pods are soaking wet due to rain giving these women of Munnar even more reason to start harvesting the pods with their bare hands plucking them from the stem. With years of training their hands move at an accelerated rate collecting it in a bucket which is more than halfway. Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance. The pleasant aroma and the delectable taste it offers have earned Cardamom the status ‘queen of spices’. Kerala boasts of the biggest cardamom market in the world which is in Kumily, near Munnar. Cardamom is a perennial and herbaceous plant. Malabar, Mysore and Vazuka are the three varieties of the plant. As the name indicates, Malabar is a native variety found in Kerala. The Malabar cardamom is distinct for its pros