{"id":253542,"date":"2024-12-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=253542"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:48:19","slug":"julens-kryddor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/12\/julens-kryddor\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas spices - Aunt Anna spices up life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-270568803\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-skribent-anna-nilsson-spets\">Writer: Anna Nilsson Spets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, it is me and my sister, 1970. Christmas is just around the corner, no one can have missed that, and the big gingerbread baking is missing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2024\/10\/jul-i-belgien\/\">because I refuse to hunt<\/a>. And I'm not going to sit in Belgian traffic jams to buy gingerbread from a well-known furniture company either. That's where the line is drawn.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have come from far and wide, the spices of Christmas, which in many cases have been hard currency and only for the very wealthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr12.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, recipes have been written down from the 14th century and paintings more than 50,000 years old have been found.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1060613068\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3273471876 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autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3273471876.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3273471876.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3273471876.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CANEL<\/strong> is a spice that can be cheated a bit. What is most often sold in our shops today is Cassia cinnamon, which is cheaper to produce than the real cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cinnamon family is large, with 250 species, three of which are used as a spice: cassia cinnamon, padang cinnamon and Ceylon cinnamon. Cinnamon has been used in folk medicine for many thousands of years. It found its way to Europe relatively early, via the Silk Road or by sea via Africa.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3352760260\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-3001709659 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-3345964744\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-3163345773\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider3001709659 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-3001709659\" );$freedslider3001709659.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider3001709659.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider3001709659.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider3001709659.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider3001709659.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Sweden, cinnamon is used first and foremost in baked goods, who doesn't love cinnamon buns, which are celebrated with their own day on 4 October. Of course, Santa's porridge should be flavoured with cinnamon, I think, I don't eat porridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cinnamon is part of the Indian spice blend Garam masala and is widely used in the Middle East in both food and drink.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2337689400\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1882927634\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The true cinnamon, the Ceylon cinnamon, comes from Sri Lanka while the cassia is grown in China. The inner bark is the part of the tree that is used, it is peeled off and rolls up when drying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-433x288.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-5469777_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinnamon. Photo: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can you tell the difference between cassia and Ceylon cinnamon? What you buy in the shop is almost certainly cassia cinnamon. It is dark reddish-brown in colour and the rolls are thick with a rough texture.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-932784178\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-910546507\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real cinnamon has thinner bark and denser rolls and is milder in flavour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-433x288.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cinnamon-stick-514243_1280-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinnamon sticks. 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Photo: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plant itself is perennial with long green pointed leaves and can reach a height of 4 metres. The flowers are white with pink spots. After pollination, seed pods are formed and inside these are the brown seeds, the cardamom itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr4-600x450.jpg 600w, 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https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr17-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr17-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr17-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr17-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr17-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr17.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use it in baked goods and as a flavouring for coffee and tea, and it is also used in several spice blends such as berbere, curry and garam masala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>INGEF\u00c4RA<\/strong> is a clearly underrated spice, it has many healthy effects and I myself boost myself in winter with shots of grated root and lemon juice that are easy to make but also available for purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr22.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spice is extracted from a rhizome, i.e. a piece of root, the plant itself is around 150 cm high and smells of ... ginger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ginger originally grew wild in China, but it hardly exists in the wild anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is the country where this plant (figuratively) has its roots, where it has a very long tradition of healing properties. The Chinese store their root pieces in sand and they keep for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, it is cultivated in tropical countries and is used in the food cultures of various countries as well as in traditional medicine. A good trick is to chew a small piece of ginger if you're motion sick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-168x224.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-244x325.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr21.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KRYDDPEPPAR<\/strong> ... a pepper that is not actually a pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr13.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allspice is grown mainly in Jamaica but also in parts of Central America. It is a fairly large tree with white flowers that then develop bunches of green berries that are then fermented and sun-dried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This spice has many names and is also known as allspice (because the flavour was reminiscent of nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves), pimento and Jamaica pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-433x288.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cooking-3341065_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Allspice. Photo: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Sweden, allspice has been used for hundreds of years, for example to rub into meat to extend its shelf life. Nowadays, of course, it's used as part of gingerbread spices, herring pickles and kalops. And maybe that's where we should go... Go where the pepper grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-901x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-901x1024.jpg 901w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-768x873.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-197x224.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-286x325.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280-600x682.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_jamaica-pepper-674248_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Allspice tree. Photo: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Columbus apparently had ships full of all sorts of exotic spices, on his way to India he stopped in Jamaica and found the allspice tree and the rest is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr18.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KRYDDNEJLIKA<\/strong> not to be forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I was a child, Christmas crafts were a light year away from the days of scented candles and essential oils. We stuck cloves in oranges and tied red silk ribbons around them, hung them in doorways. A pomander!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My children's fingers hurt, the cloves were sharp. And then the mustard-covered ham was to be stuffed with cloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-433x288.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_orange-791113_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oranges with cloves. Photo: Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cloves are the unopened flower buds of a tree that grows in Indonesia, but also in some parts of Asia and Africa, notably Madagascar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-433x288.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_cloves-2485102_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cloves. Photo: Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flower buds are dried, become hard and take on a brownish-black colour. Leaves are pressed into clove oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Indonesia they smoke kretek, a cigarette with tobacco and spices. Swedes put cloves in their mulled wine, gingerbread and a pinch in their meatball batter. If you also have a toothache, you can chew on a clove, which has anti-inflammatory properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr15.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, hopefully, I have spiced up your life with something worth reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr14-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-253567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr14-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr14-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_kr14-16x12.jpg 16w, 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