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Spices

Aachen, Germany

Printen Museum

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

Making the spices is often a symphony of jangling bangles and rhythmic pounding.

How Mumbai's Masalawaalis Make a Single Spice From 30 Ingredients

Bottle masala is impossible to find in stores.

Beverley Ann D'Cruz September 20, 2019

Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.

Baniwa Jiquitaia

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.

Merquén

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.

Acadian Summer Savory

This Canadian variety of a classic Mediterranean herb gives Acadian cuisine its signature fragrance.

Homestead, Florida

Fruit and Spice Park

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Mmm, curry.

The Subversive, Surprising History of Curry Powder

One of India’s most popular gastronomic exports tells a tale of empire.

Rohini Chaki April 9, 2019

Several Banda islands depicted above a port. The islands were trading centers that depended on imports for food.

The Hidden History of the Nutmeg Island That Was Traded for Manhattan

Dutch colonists committed genocide to secure a spice monopoly. But there's more to the story.

Mark Hay February 28, 2019

Professor Ayeni shows off the project's peppers.

This Professor’s Hot Peppers Give New Jersey’s Immigrants a Taste of Home

The Exotic Pepper Project helps local farmers meet the diverse state's demand for heat.

Reina Gattuso February 25, 2019

Fatafat

A complexly flavored post-meal digestive became the candy of choice for Indian children in the 1980s and ’90s.

Wadi Dawkah Frankincense Trees

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

Ingberlach

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.

Lussekatter

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

Pink peppercorns have a papery texture and mild taste.

When People Panicked Over Pink Peppercorns

They're not even really pepper.

Anne Ewbank November 16, 2018

Nan-e Nokhodchi

Thank garbanzo beans for the melt-in-your-mouth texture of these Persian cookies.

Long Pepper

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.

Kuih Pai Tee

Tip your hat to whoever created this fashionable vegetable-and-spice-filled pastry.