Mace - a fascinating neglected spice?

[Morning Glory]

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I just wanted credit for having ground mace…not the most popular thing here.

Is mace in general not popular? I use whole mace. Its so pretty!

 

[TastyReuben]

Is mace in general not popular? I use whole mace. Its so pretty!

I doubt the average person in the US, even if they’re a decent cook, has anything but the vaguest idea what mace is.

Even though that’s a national brand I have there, a really well-known brand, it wasn’t easy to find. I had to go to a specialty shop for it.

 

[Morning Glory]

I doubt the average person in the US, even if they’re a decent cook, has anything but the vaguest idea what mace is.

Even though that’s a national brand I have there, a really well-known brand, it wasn’t easy to find. I had to go to a specialty shop for it.

How surprising. Mind you, I think a large percentage of UK people might not know either. Its used a lot in some curries. What do you use it for? Desserts?

 

[TastyReuben]

How surprising. Mind you, I think a large percentage of UK people might not know either. Its used a lot in some curries. What do you use it for? Desserts?

Yeah, mainly, and I use it anywhere I would nutmeg, when I’m too lazy to grate the nutmeg.

 

[badjak]

For a long time I thought nutmeg & mace were the same thing

 

[Morning Glory]

For a long time I thought nutmeg & mace were the same thing

Similar. Mace as you know (but for others who may not) is the outer casing of nutmeg.

 

[TastyReuben]

Similar. Mace as you know (but for others who may not) is the outer casing of nutmeg.

I had to laugh a little, I watched a 5-minute video of Jacques Pepin making creamed spinach, and when he got near the end, he softly said something like, “It is all right, I like to sometimes grate some nutmeg into it at the end, it’s fine.”

Then he looked around, left and right, picked up a big round brown nut, then whacked it with his knife, and it split perfectly, and he picked up the shell:

“Uh…this is a spice,” then he picked the exposed nut, “And this is also a spice…two spices, but different ones.”

Then he grated the nutmeg with his knife, which is what I usually do, instead of reaching for the grater.

 

[Morning Glory]

left and right, picked up a big round brown nut

The mace covering the nut is usually yellow.

Then he looked around, left and right, picked up a big round brown nut,

That doesn't sound quite right - mace is a lacy reddish orange affair wrapped around the brown nutmeg.

Various images here: Mace Nutmeg Organic Ceylon Dried Quality Spices 100g Herbs Best Whole Ayurveda | eBay

 

[TastyReuben]

That doesn't sound quite right

Well, that’s what he did.

 

[Z-Cook]

Jacques Pepin making creamed spinach

The mace covering the nut is usually yellow.


That doesn't sound quite right - mace is a lacy reddish orange affair wrapped around the brown nutmeg.

Various images here: Mace Nutmeg Organic Ceylon Dried Quality Spices 100g Herbs Best Whole Ayurveda | eBay

I think this is the  video (on duckduckgo player for less tracking if you have it) or on YT direct

 

[badjak]

I think this is the  video (on duckduckgo player for less tracking if you have it) or on YT direct

go doesnt want to play it

 

[Morning Glory]

Well, that’s what he did.

Its just that you said it was a brown nut.

 

[Z-Cook]

Looks like the whole nutmeg was dried together with the mace which forms a shell

 

[Z-Cook]

go doesnt want to play it

Maybe the YT will open in ddg

edited to add
it doesn't

 

[badjak]

go doesnt want to play it

But I found it anyway