Heat a saucepan, brush lightly with oil and add half a cinnamon stick, a clove and 2 green cardamom pods.

I love dishes such as white asparagus with sorrel and geranium or île flottante with mocha, geranium and green cardamom.

Be sure to seek out plump green cardamom pods with aromatic black seeds inside.

Put the flour in a mixing bowl, then add the melon seeds (or chopped almonds), green cardamom, baking powder and milk.

And among them are pyramids of red, yellow and brownspicesandsacks of black cloves, green cardamoms, dried ginger, coriander and cumin seeds.