Introducing Spices. What really differentiates the great cuisines is the spices they use and blend.

March 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Spices are very important herbal medicine.
When Columbus " discovered" America, the cultures of the continent were already old and highly developed, and the spices of the American tropics and subtropics- allspice, chili peppers, vanilla, had already played their part in those cultures for a very long time. Here Europeans are important for the fast spread of chilies throughout their colonies transformed the diet of half the world.
THE SPREAD OF SPICES.
Europe itself had contributed much to the world of spices. Many of the aromatic seeds- coriander, fennel, fenugreek, mustard, poppy - are native to the Mediterranean region, and Europe's colder regions have contributed caraway, dill, and juniper. European trade remained mainly within the continent and with western Asia, but settlers sailing to the New World took many of their familiar spices with them.
Successfully making your own blend of spices gives a sense of achievement that nothing squeezed out of a tube or poured from a bottle can equal !
Herbs and spices are important herbal medicines.
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