Spice Migrations: Mapping the History of Six Popular Spices
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Culture
Geography
History
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Americas
Middle East
North Africa
The story Spice Migrations: Pepper, written by Jeff Koehler and illustrated by Linda Dalal Sawaya, focuses on one of the most-common spices around the world. History records show how pepper has been a food enhancer since the time of the Greeks and Romans. Originating from India, pepper has experienced trade that has carried it from Asia to the Middle East. In the 1500s its shortage in Europe helped spur the Age of Exploration.
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Levant
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Biography
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