Spice: The History of a Temptation by Jack Turner

Spice: The History of a Temptation

Jack Turner

384 pages digital 2004

9 editions

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In this brilliant, engrossing work, Jack Turner explores an era—from ancient times through the Renaissance—when what we now consider common condiments were valued in gold and blood.Spices made sour medieval wines palatable, camouflaged the smell o...

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