For tonight's supper, I attempted to reproduce a Thai dish which I enjoyed in a local restaurant. On the English language menu, it is called "Heavenly Beef." I have no idea what its Thai name might be. The sauce relies heavily (and expensively) on the ground spice cardamon. The powder is made from the dried seeds of Elettaria cardamomum. So why isn't the spice called "cardamom" instead of cardamon? I think, in some parts of the world, it IS called cardamom. Why not here in the US of A?