Does anyone here know exactly what to do / use from a whole Nutmeg?
I bought a bag of these things at the Rimping in Chiang Mai and think I am making a bit of an arse of myself with it.
The Nutmeg I have is rock hard, dark brown and you cannot really grate it.
Out of the pack of five, 2 of them rattle if shaken, 3 don't????
Should I crack them in half and use what is on the inside or are you supposed to try and grate the rock hard thing itself?
Never had it before except in the ground form so pardon my ignorance.
I have Googled this, but to be truthfull, the results are all quite contradictary.
The rock hard part seems to have no taste or smell whatsoever, so I am guessing I need to open them, but I don't want to prematurely.
The info says that there is Mace inside? Inside what? Inside the rattling nut or has the Mace been taken off already?
It is a strange spice.
Thanks for any advice, it is appreciated.