ABSTRACT
A brief tour of the history of spices-and modern trends, which is covered in Chapter 2-will serve as a good introduction to the use of spices in today’s global cuisines.
The history of spices is entwined with exploration, adventure, religious missions, commerce, and conquest. Treasured like gold and precious stones, spices have had enormous commercial value in ancient and medieval times. Most spices and flavorings had origins in the tropics or subtropics. They were much sought after in the West, and the quest for spices tremendously changed the course of history.
