Clove is native of Indonesia. Available in whole or ground, clove is a dried flower bud of the tropical clove tree with a pungent, sweet flavor. Whole clove is used in marinades, stocks, sauces, braised meats, hams, and pickling. In ground form, it adds a delicious flavor to pastries, fruits and cakes.
Origin Cloves are native to the Molucca Islands, now a part of Indonesia
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If one teaspoon of whole cloves is approximately equivalent to 0.75 teaspoons of ground cloves, then 0.50 teaspoons of whole cloves is equivalent to 0.375 teaspoons of ground cloves. If you do not have ground cloves, then a substitute to use is ground allspice.
About 2-3 whole bulbs
ground cloves in a spice bottle can be whole ground cloves or they can be only part of a ground clove
Cloves do not come from tree nuts. Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae.
1/4 teaspoon = 1 whole clove so just do 5 of those.
In a cool, dark, airtight glass container ground cloves typically last for around 6 months. But if you want longer lasting cloves than i would go for whole cloves. They last for about a year. Hope i helped!
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As a general rule you would use one half as much of a ground spice in a dish as opposed to the whole spice. But take care even the reduced amount of a ground spice may color your food a whole lot more than the whole spice would. I have turned gravy green with to much ground rosemary.
I have done this before, and found that whole cloves vary in size. Some cloves can be twice the size of their companions; so, this is not easy to answer. Does your recipe require that you grind the cloves? If so, then you should grind enough to occupy 2 teaspoons. I realize fresh spices are a good practice to follow, but cloves are a strong spice; and, I have found that my guests generally can't distinguish cloves from an unopened bottle of ground cloves versus the fresh-ground originals.
You do not need to squish (crush) garlic before cutting it. Depending on the use of garlic in different recipes, the cloves may be crushed, minced, chopped, sliced, slivered or used whole. Chefs often crush garlic cloves because the dry skin of each clove slips off easily after the clove is struck with the flat side of a knife. Partially crushed or flattened cloves are also easier to cut into a fine mince than whole cloves.
4 cloves