Mace

Myristica fragrans

spice

The fine red-orange lace that wraps the nutmeg, dried; milder and more floral than nutmeg. Its scent comes from eugenol.

Origin

Banda Islands (Indonesia)

Season (United States)

imported · all year round

Preparation

As blades, it flavors a broth and is then taken out; ground, it is eaten. Like nutmeg, by the pinch: its myristicin becomes dangerous in large doses.

Molecules

Eugenol

Did you know?

One fruit gives two spices: the seed makes nutmeg, and the red aril around it, mace.