Where Spices Come from?

Spices can come from the following plant parts: roots, rhizomes, stems, leaves, bark, flowers, fruits, and seeds. Herbs are typically thought of as non-woody plants. It is not known when humans began to use the first herbs and spices as flavoring agents.

Where did spices originally come from?

Spices were all imported from plantations in Asia and Africa, which made them expensive. From the 8th until the 15th century, the Republic of Venice had the monopoly on spice trade with the Middle East, and along with it the neighboring Italian maritime republics and city-states.

Where do Indian spices come from?

Indian spices are ground from a variety of plants native to the Indian subcontinent and surrounding South Asia. Cultivated for centuries, Indian spices were once a form of currency. In ancient times “The Spice Trade” was the world's largest industry.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

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