Spice Trails

In The Footsteps of Nutmeg and Cloves

Spices, the very soul of cooking, have not just flavoured dishes for centuries.

Wars flared for their allure, empires rose and fell on their promise, and explorers flung themselves into the unknown for the merest scent of nutmeg or cloves.

It’s a journey through the spice routes of old, an invitation to breathe in the bittersweet tang of adventure and savour the myths infused in every thread of saffron, every dark curl of cinnamon. The pages exude a reminder of the sublime and savage histories bound up in these tiny treasures.

• You’ll never look at your kitchen shelf with the same indifference again
• From jungle-soaked islands to markets thick with aromas, the pages carry you as if you’re sharing the same epiphanies,
• history, economics, adventure and gastronomy in one soufflé, leaving you entertained, mildly outraged, and quietly pleased to have learned something