Nutmeg is a spice derived from the ground seed of an apricot-like fruit from the Myristica tree, a fragrant evergreen native to Indonesia. It is a warming spice with a distinctive, pungent fragrance and a slightly sweet taste. Nutmeg is used as a culinary spice in food and beverages all over the world. The essential oil is used in the perfumery and pharmaceutical industries. Historically, the earliest evidence of Nutmeg use is from 3,500-year-old pottery fragment residues in eastern Indonesia.