history of indian spices

{To the roots of Indian food }

 

As we know that food is one of  the important thing in our life as it is more important of being clothes and home. if the food do contain any of the spice the food will be tasteless. 

a spice is a seed, fruit , root , bark or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food . spices are distinguished from herbs , which are the leaves , flowers , or stems of plant used for flavoring or as a garnish. spices are sometimes used in medicine ,  religious , rituals , cosmetic or perfume production. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The spice trade developed throughout the Indian subcontinent by at earliest 2000 BCE with cinnamon and black pepper and in the east Asia with herbs and pepper. The Egyptians used herbs for the mummification and their demand for exotic spices and herb helped stimulate world trade. the word spice comes from the old french word espice, which became epics. 

 

spices has the same root by 1000 BCE . medical system which are based upon herbs could be found in china, Korea and India. early uses were connected with magic, medicine, religion, tradition and preservation. 

 

The earliest records which were found for spices came from ancient Indian , Egyptian , and Chinese culture.   the Ebers papyrus from early Egypt dating from 1550 B.C.E describe some eight hundred different medicinal remedies and numerous medicinal procedures. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spices are primarily used as food flavoring. they are also used to perfume cosmetic and incense. at various periods, at various periods, many spices have been believed to have medicinal value. finally, since they are expensive, rare, and exotic commodities, their conspicuous and consumption has often been a symbol of wealth and social class.

 

the most popular explanation for the love of spices in the middle age is that they were used to preserve meat from spoiling, or to cover up the taste of meat that had already gone off. this compelling but false idea constitutes something of an urban legend.

 

a story so instinctively attractive that mere fact seems unable to wipe it out..... anyone who could afford spices could easily find meat fresher than what city dwellers today buy in their local market. 

 

 

 

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