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Muntok pepper

We knew we had to go to Bangka ourselves. We knew as soon as our friend and apprentice spice hunter, Ihsan, told us how difficult it was becoming to get good white pepper in his hometown, Padang, in West Sumatra. Ihsan had gone to Bangka island on his own last year but was confronted with obstacles put up by stubborn traders who wanted nothing to do with a young man they didn't know and who they decided had no business in the pepper business.

Postcard: Surajkund Mela arts and crafts

Indian folk traditions are on display at the Surajkund Mela arts and crafts fair that is held every February in Delhi. It’s a welcome and festive break from spice hunting.

Visiting Chios: Challenge accepted

The small, liver-shaped island of Chios presents a unique challenge to travellers. Punctured by jagged, impossible mountains and dotted with an endless variety of villages, Chios can be circumnavigated in a day but only understood in a lifetime.

Tastes and Flavours

Tastes and Flavours: Crete and Provence

The Mediterranean basin is well known for the extensive variety of wild, edible herbs which grow there. The climate contributes immensely to the cultivation of the hardy, bitter plants which are characterized by their richly pungent volatile oils.

Mexicans and their Salsas - Part 1

Celiflor’s answer was clear and direct. “We don’t like to eat dry food,” she declared when I asked why Mexicans had so many different kinds of salsas. Molés or sauces commonly known as salsas are mostly chilli based and are boastfully flavourful. Not always piquant - guacamole immediately comes to mind - they are welcome additions to most meals.

Tastes and Flavours

Tastes and Flavours: Southern India

The Malabar Coast, in the Southwest of India, is, quite possibly, the most fabulous place in the history of the Spice Road. It’s not only where pepper originated, but it’s also there, deep in the jungle, that one finds one of the rarest spices in the world: cardamom, which lends its name to the very hills in which it grows.

Tastes and Flavours

Tastes and Flavours: Oaxaca

La vallée de Oaxaca (prononcer Wa-ha-ka) se trouve à la jonction des grandes sierras qui forment le plateau central mexicain. Cette riche région agricole est habitée depuis des millénaires par de nombreux peuples qui ont toujours cultivé le maïs, les haricots, les tomates et les chiles.

Postcard - Nuodeng Salt

The village of Nuodeng has long been famous for its salt production and aged hams, which are dried in the fresh mountain air.

Tastes and Flavours

Tastes and Flavours : Yucatan

Yucatan food is characterized by rustic dishes with uncommon flavours. Other than a few hot exceptions, dishes tend to be dominated by sour and salty. By contrast, accompanying salsas are ferociously hot.

Travel Essentials: India

Our annual trip to India is upon us and despite our many years spice hunting all over the world, returning to Kerala in the southwestern part of the country still really excites us. Apart from standard concerns such as valid visas and preventative medications for potential traveler’s complaints, there are a few other items that are never removed from our “must not forget or suffer” list.

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