I would like to introduce you to an indigenous plant. Let's see if you can guess it from the photo. One clue: you would normally see it in dried form at the spice section.
Drum roll... It's nutmeg!!!
We suppose that seeing nutmeg in it's original form is not something that you would normally see everyday. In fact, what you see is nutmeg which is still wrapped in its 'skin' called mace. The greenish fruit that you see in the background is the fruit form which Blue Boots Farm harvested from the tree. Normally, people will sell the seed and mace separately. They would halve the fruit to separate the seed and the mace, then they will be dried.
Nutmeg is indigenous to an Indonesian island named Banda Insland in the Moluccas of Indonesia. It used to be a highly prized spice, which was believed to ward off plagues. These days, nutmeg is commonly added to Indonesian cookings such as semur, bakso, konro and other mesty or soupy dishes.
On the opposite, it can be turned into chutney or manisan (sweets) for the sweeter palate.
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