For many years, the ancient Greeks and Romans were fooled. It might seem odd that something as seemingly inconsequential as a spice – a food ... truly international trade routes and shaped ...

While demand for spices like turmeric and ginger has soared, the people who supply these valuable flavours to the world have faced some unexpected challenges. The spice trade has spanned the world ...

Spices help to make the holidays taste and smell wonderful. The distinctive aroma radiating from a batch of my grandmother's lebkuchen or springerle fresh from the oven brings back pleasant memories ...

A History of the World in 100 Objects — Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD), Hoxne pepper pot 5 / 5 Neil MacGregor uses a silver pepper pot to tell of the Roman spice trade with India ...

It was through ancient trade routes that cumin eventually made its way to India, where it became a beloved ingredient in ...

Once a bustling hub of global trade, Muziris was a key player in the ancient spice trade, with merchant vessels bearing the emblems of empires stretching from as far as China, the Arabian lands ...