Spice: The History of a Temptation by Jack Turner

Spice: The History of a Temptation

Jack Turner

384 pages paperback 2004

9 editions

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
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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 smel...

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