Nutmeg is a fruit's seed of a large tree native to the Indonesian islands and widespread in tropical areas. This fruit is composed of a fleshy reddish-yellow berry, inside which there is an ovoid seed, very hard, crossed by numerous furrows and brown in color, called "nutmeg".

The seeds, before being sold on the market, are dried and put in special packages. Nutmeg is one of the most used spices in cooking;with its pungent aroma is used to flavour stewed meat dishes, jugged game, stuffing for ravioli, sauces and desserts.