Dishes with cloves - 273 cooking recipes

ad. Cloves were also known in Ancient China, where they were used primarily to freshen breath. Clove powder can be consumed as tea and along with fruits and vegetables. Cloves will help relieve pain, cope with dry cough (if chewed with a lollipop), toothache (in the form of clove oil) and colds (used for inhalation). Clove oil is another important clove derivative. It is part of locally irritating, cold-relieving, pain-relieving gels and ointments, and is used in dentistry as a component for temporary fillings, as well as as an insect repellent. In cooking, recipes with cloves are various marinades (mushroom, fruit and berry, fish), meat minced meats, broths and sauces. Seasoning for meat dishes can consist, for example, of cloves and pepper, seasoning for a sweet dish - of cloves and cinnamon. In confectionery, fish canning and sausage production, spice mixes that include cloves are also used. There are countless recipes for dishes that can be enriched with cloves: stuffed crab, chicken, pumpkin cake and cocktails, gingerbread cookies, squid, cherry cake and... ad infinitum. Cloves perfectly convey their spicy taste and aroma to both hot and cold dishes . However, at elevated temperatures the aroma soon dissipates. Therefore, it is necessary to follow the rule: the more pronounced aroma you want to get as a result, the later you add spices. Keep in mind that the bitter component of the taste of cloves stands out more strongly in alcohol. Cloves should be stored in a closed container in their entirety (in ground form - its aroma is lost quite quickly). Therefore, do not lose the aroma of cloves! Cooking at home - with taste and smell!