The Science of Spice

South Asia 39 Karachi Lhasa The capital of Tibet was an important city on the southwest Silk Road. Goa When the Portuguese colon ...

40 World of Spice From no-frills rustic cooking in Punjabi homes, to the refined flavours of Mughal palace kitchens, and kebabs ...

South Asia 41 Cooking in the Himalayas is shaped by nature’s harvest in the foothills along with frugal high-altitude pickings. ...

42 World of Spice Influenced by the culture of neighbouring Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, India’s central states transfor ...

South Asia 43 Cooks in the river delta of West Bengal and Bangladesh embrace complex spice blends, which work especially well wi ...

44 World of Spice The use of spices in western India reflects varied landscapes and cultures. The arid climate of Rajasthan and ...

South Asia 45 From the cardamom hills of Kerala to Sri Lanka’s cinnamon plantations and Andhra Pradesh’s renowned chilli harvest ...

46 World of Spice BLACK PEPPER Indonesia provides around one-fifth of the world’s pepper. TAMARIND Tamarind is one of Myanmar’s ...

Southeast Asia 47 Spice wars The West’s demand for spices made this region and its sea routes hot property. Between the 16th and ...

48 World of Spice Varied terrain, climate, and ethnicity bring eclectic flavours to the Burmese table, where dry spices from Ind ...

Southeast Asia 49 No other country along the spice route embraced the chilli pepper as enthusiastically as Thailand. It’s imposs ...

50 World of Spice While not as influenced by the spice trade as Malaysia or Indonesia, Vietnam nevertheless keeps a well- stocke ...

Southeast Asia 51 LOCAL SPICE BLEND Malaysian fish curry paste Layering a fresh base of galangal, garlic, and shallots with an I ...

52 The simple selection of spices for adobo marinade. Spread across an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands with strong natur ...

53 Given how important food is to the Filipino way of life (five meals a day is the norm), dishes are surprisingly unadventurous ...

54 World of Spice Kolkata Chennai CHINA To the Middle East and Europe Kashghar The northern and southern routes of the Silk Road ...

East Asia 55 Beijing Shanghai Yeosu Yangon Manila Macau CHINA SOUTH KOREA JAPAN TAIWAN Flavour exchange The spice trade between ...

56 World of Spice Korean cooking has only recently become as popular across the world as other long-established Asian flavours, ...

East Asia 57 For a relatively small archipelago, Japan is surprisingly diverse in its cooking and spicing. The southern “barbari ...

58 World of Spice Muslin and ingredients ready to make a Nanjing spice bag. Signature Ginger, sesame, Sichuan pepper Freshness a ...