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Title: Wonderful research, interesting stories
Review: The brilliance of this book is not just in the research, which is considerable, but in the fascinating stories told about spices and the spice-trade throughout history. From the mummification of Pharaoh Ramesses II who was found with peppercorns in his nose (a spice not grown in Egypt - so how did it get there?) to the descriptions of different spices valued in different places, this is an unusual book you will find yourself returning to until it's done.I especially liked learning the strange tidbits of history associated with spices, like the fact that they were considered to come from the East where the Garden of Eden was!
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