The Story Of Spices

Was first used as a spice in the Far East will be accepted. In Europe, the first known spices , Indian black pepper . In those years, it was expensive to express something , " as expensive as pepper " is mentioned in the records are included. Avrupalı'larca used in the construction of oil and balm , cinnamon, countries such as India and Ceylon, the caravan was brought up in Alexandria . So much so that , once the cinnamon , thought to grown in Saudi Arabia . Ginger used since ancient times in China and India , India Dioscorides and Pliny, who does not know that , according to the Persians, the Greeks introduced by this spice . Ginger, the Romans played a major role in foodstuffs .

The use of ginger in medieval Europe , and it's so common , such as black pepper expensive. Used as medicine and dye , Kashmir, saffron from Iran and Phrygia , known and used by the Romans .

Spices to Europe via the Byzantine Empire , 9 century onwards, was denied. But for the preservation of the meat consumed in large quantities , and it's a nice taste of the need for spices , spice unutturamadı rich classes .

Spices and saffron star shone again in Europe , France and Italy began sowing . Eastern Mediterranean ports ( Alexandria ), European traders re- opened, almost a monopoly on the European market established Venedikli'ler .

At the end of the Middle Ages in Europe, spices , passion, multiplied excessively . Gaudy banquet was fashionable to spicy dishes . Can see the spice merchants prospered , Florence , and 19 made ​​it into this work of art 288 kinds of spices sold at the beginning of the century . Trying to get rid of the monopoly of the spice to Venice , one of the main reasons was the great geographical discoveries . 16th and 17 centuries , Portugal , Spain, England , France, and the colonial countries such as the Netherlands , the spice trade in a tight race entries . Mentioned by Ibn Sina , Hindistanceveze and vanilla Meksike , 16 came to Europe at the beginning of the century . From Atlantic ports, a large amount of spices , atfediliyordu numerous healing qualities . Until 1560 , showed a steady increase in spice price in Lisbon . During the next two centuries , the spice was constantly increasing the value of a product . Herbs to increase training places to eat and taste the change in the 19th get a bit of spice trade has reduced the importance of the early century .

African countries, it was brought to Anatolia spice caravans . Camels from the southern provinces of spices , then shipped to Istanbul and from there to other provinces .

Introduction of varieties of spices grown in the Far East , was brought here by sea Iskenderun . Both the introduction to be difficult , due to the lack of both economic time, many spices began to be grown in the territory of our country . However , Black Pepper, Nutmeg , such as climatic conditions are not available elsewhere in the country due to the yetiştirilemeyen already brought some sort of 5-6 .

Spices, using today's most Indians . In addition, the use of spices is very common in Europe and America . Spices are of great importance , especially Italian and French cuisines . In Turkey , is among the countries that use a lot of spices . Provinces, particularly in the Southeast , a considerable consumption of chillies .