Spice

South Africa, and up the East African coast and landed in Calicut, South India. They found an ancient and rich network of commerce that stretched from East Africa to China. Asia offered many tropical spices that were desired in Europe, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves, and pepper. These spices were used mostly as condiments and preservatives. Other products offered by the East were , silk, cotton, rhubarb, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. The Portuguese soon discovered that European…

menu selection when you're hanging out with your friends or with your family. The joy seafood menu that blends with roasted spices can arouse your appetite to increase. Therefore, the following I will present a menu of the seafood-based meal. It is most enjoyable when processing the seafood menu based foods that we can process them into a delicious meal with unique spices. One of the processed seafood-based dishes main crabs that will be our discussion, this time, are Grilled spicy crab dishes.…

sheer onslaught of pandemonium brought by the bubonic pandemic of the 1500’s, and the search for new spice trade routes as a result of the previous routes being sequestered by the Ottomans. Economic motivations with hopes of finding potential riches were, of course, the greatest motivation for the Europeans to venture outward. While the other motivations, such as the plague and the quest for new spice routes, were important issues and served as defining reasons for the Europeans to explore, the…

stories of the rivalry between Spain and Portugal for sea exploration and spice trade. He was told that fame and riches came along with this and from then on, he was determined to become a sailor. When he was twenty five years old, he enlisted into a Portuguese fleet heading towards India. Over the next few years, he was part of several expeditions and battles, which left him wounded. During the fifteenth century, spices were very valuable and traded often. Europe did not have easy access to…

little preparation aside from chopping and cooking - and many don't even need to be cooked. Most whole food recipes are just as fast to prepare as one that comes from a box. Spice it up! Don't let the nay-sayers have the last word. Healthy food may have a reputation for being boring - but that's not the case. You can spice up a vegetable (or fruit) dish by adding herbs instead of salt or sugar, to give added flavor and…

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The Vaishya caste has many subcastes. For example, there are specific subcaste that are bakers, sheepherders, cow herders, agriculturalists, musicians, metal workers, and as well as traders and businessmen. These subcastes have specific names. This group is technically the middle class of India. The Vaishya caste is third out of four catses. Many skills are needed and are covered in the Laws of Manu. The Laws of Manu are laws that are followed by the Vaishya caste. The members of this caste need…

behind the cuisine? A little Mexican food history can spice up your kitchen and shed some light on the roots of many or our favorite dishes. Case in point: when the Spanish invaded Mexico in 1521, they brought with them many new varieties of livestock including pigs, cows and sheep, the likes of which Mexico had never seen. The Spanish explorer Cortez introduced Mexico to these and other foods such as dairy products, garlic and other spices as well as dairy products like cheese. Mexican food…

family of 13 older brothers and sisters and his parents were sharecroppers who farmed near Opelousas. As he was growing up, he spent a lot of time in the kitchen with his mother and it was from her that he learned all about cooking and the blending spices to make the meal taste delicious. Paul was a talented chef who loved cooking Louisiana food and didn’t have years of culinary school or other formal training, but he had a desire and the love to cook the best food around. Until the early 1970s…

pon choosing an individual, I would like to introduce Ayanna Knight. Ayanna, why did I want her to complete a culture interview with and what do I expect to learn from her culture oppose to my own. Ayanna and I, the two of us spend a lot of time together on a daily basis, she and I are co-workers. Ayanna identifies her culture as Trinidadian. Before residing here in the United States, she came to the U.S in 1991. Why do I feel Ayanna culture is significantly different from my own. A few…