* A selection of recipes featuring spices from around the world is accompanied by a brief history of each spice and its place in the culture of its country of origin.
* Did you know that fenugreek has been widely used to prevent baldness, that mace and nutmeg are different parts of the same plant, and that `curry' is derived from Tail `Keri' - meaning marketplace or bizarre?
* From allspice to vanilla, 29 spices from all over the world feature in this essential book.
- ISBN10 1850761493
- ISBN13 9781850761495
- Publish Date July 1988
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 September 1992
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Apple Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English