(My) Cookies

[Clodfobble]

1/4 teaspoon cardamon

You know what blows my mind? It's cardamom, (not picking on you Lola, any copy-and-paster is absolved of responsibility, ) and awhile back on Top Chef Just Desserts not one but two of the pastry chefs kept saying "cardamon" in interviews. How can you be a professional chef and not know the correct name of a common spice?

Those cookies do look really good though, Lola.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

You know what blows my mind? It's cardamom, (not picking on you Lola, any copy-and-paster is absolved of responsibility, ) and awhile back on Top Chef Just Desserts not one but two of the pastry chefs kept saying "cardamon" in interviews. How can you be a professional chef and not know the correct name of a common spice?

Those cookies do look really good though, Lola.

The same way you can be president and say "nuke-u-lar."

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

You know what blows my mind? It's cardamom, (not picking on you Lola, any copy-and-paster is absolved of responsibility, ) and awhile back on Top Chef Just Desserts not one but two of the pastry chefs kept saying "cardamon" in interviews. How can you be a professional chef and not know the correct name of a common spice?

Those cookies do look really good though, Lola.

you say cardamom, I say cardamon, let's call the whole thing off!

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

You know what blows my mind? It's cardamom, (not picking on you Lola, any copy-and-paster is absolved of responsibility, ) and awhile back on Top Chef Just Desserts not one but two of the pastry chefs kept saying "cardamon" in interviews. How can you be a professional chef and not know the correct name of a common spice?

Clod, it varies. Cardamon/ cardomom/ cardamom/ cardoman etc.
Anything which originates in a country that does not share a written alphabet with Europe is open to interpretation.

When reading an Indian menu I expect to see differences in the spellings of many popular dishes, let alone the spices they contain. Naan bread, nan bread, nann bread etc. And even variations of names for the same dishes, Chicken Ananas, Chicken Ceylon, Murgh Curry with Pineapple etc etc.

I feel your pain. But in this case I think regional spellings and pronunciation from a vast sub-continent should be celebrated. In order not to send you stark staring mad.

ETA - that post was a w-h-i-l-e back!
I hope you are still sane.

Lola that cake looks good even to me.
(as in banana hater)
Would you recommend a lower cooking temp or a shorter cooking time?
I might make a welcome back to school cake for after the hols. Just for old time's sake
My other fallback is a rainbow cake. More effort assemble but spectacular. And fun in a way, because... well it's a rainbow cake. Subliminal and all that and everything.