A brilliant, original history of the spice trade—and the appetites that fueled it. It was in search of the fabled Spice Islands and their cloves that Magellan charted the first circumnavigation of the globe. Vasco da Gama sailed the dangerous waters around Africa to India on a quest for Christians—and spices. Columbus sought gold and pepper but found the New World. By the time these XV & XVII -century explorers set sail, the aromas of these savory, seductive seeds and […]

Categories: Exploraciones, Gastronomía, Historia • Tags: clavo, especias, expediciones, Historia, Historia de las especias, Knopf, Magallanes, Semillas, Vasco da Gama