Dangerous tastes : the story of spices
"Spices and aromatics are woven into human history. Since antiquity they have taken pride of place in the markets of the world for their irresistible contribution to food, drink, health, perfume, sex, religion, magic and ritual. Hunger for spices lies behind some of the great explorations and has led to wealth, conquest and even genocide." "Dangerous Tastes offers a fresh perspective on these exotic substances and the roles they have played over the centuries. The author shows how each region became part of a worldwide network of trade - with local consequences ranging from disaster to triumph."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2000
University of California Press, Berkeley, 2000
History
184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
9780520227897, 9780520236745, 0520227891, 0520236742
44979585
The phoenix's nest
Silphium
Exports from paradies
Ginger
sugar
Sandalwood
Balsam of Mecca
Cinnamon
Tejpat
Musk
The Spice Islands
Cloves
Nutmeg and mace
Cubebs
Camphor
Gum benzoin
the aromatic shore
Ambergris
Aloeswood
the cinnamon mountains
Chinese pepper
Galange
Rhubarb and licorice
Ginseng and star anise
The land of pepper
Putchuk or costus
Skienard
Long pepper
Black pepper
Turmeric
Red sanders
Zedoary and zerumbet
Amomum and cardamom
The rarest of spices
Gum guggul
Asafoetida or hing
Frankincense
Myrrh
Cargoes of complacenence
coriander or cilantro
Cumin, carawya, anise, ajowan and nigella
Mustard
Puppy
mastic
Storax
Saffron
"I have found cinnamon!"
Uchu, rocoto and ulupica
Pink peppercorns
Coca
Chocolate
Vanilla
Chilli
Tabasco pepper and scotch bonnet
Canella
Balsam of Peru
In Quest of spicery