Cardamom is ranked the third most expensive spice in the world, after saffron and vanilla. Its taste is spicy and sharp. Cardamom is widely used in sweet dishes to flavor sweet porridges, pilafs, yoghurts, chocolate, fruit salads, cakes, gingerbread, pastries, muffins, compotes, bread, cookies, tea and kissel. Indians and Chinese add cardamom to tea while Arabs use it to spice up their coffee. Cardamom has the ability to neutralize caffeine and enrich any drink with an incredible flavor. Cardamom can also be chewed on to reduce bad breath odor. It is believed that a glass of warm milk with cardamon and fennel can soothe, take away tension and improve sleep quality.