traces the tales of great explorers such as Columbus and da Gama, who circled the globe in search of exotic treasures such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and pepper. It tells of extraordinary uses -- such as the Ancient Greek offerings of saffron on temple altars and the Ancient Roman recipes for spicy ostrich and pink flamingo -- and catalogs the establishment of more recent empires including McCormick and Fortnum and Mason.
- ISBN10 0789205173
- ISBN13 9780789205179
- Publish Date 26 March 2004 (first published 27 September 1999)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 11 March 2004
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English