Do you know where nutmeg comes from? It comes from the tropical tree myristica fragrans, native to the malucca islands of Indonesia.
Pic 1: unripe fruit hanging on the nutmeg tree
Pic 2: closeup of leaves
Pic 3: when the fruit is ripe and ready for harvest, it cracks open
Pic 4: inside the fruit. The red part is mace, and nutmeg is the spice that gets shaved off the brown pit under the mace.
As far as I know, the fruit isn't used, but if you know of a use for it, lmk 😊
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Edited 49d ago