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Episode 24: The Spice Trees, Part 1 (Cinnamon and Peppercorn)

In the first half of my spice tree series, I introduce the stories that Arab traders used to build a monopoly of mystery around cinnamon and pepper. What happens when their secret origins are discovered by Europeans? Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/difference-between-herb-and-spice

https://www.etymonline.com/word/cassia

https://www.cinnamonzone.hk/cinnamon_history_a.html

https://www.spiceography.com/cassia-cinnamon/

https://www.spiceography.com/ceylon-cinnamon/

https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cinnamomum+verum

http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:682369-1

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/brief-history-pepper/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/20463498?seq=1

https://archive.org/stream/naturalhistoryof03plin/naturalhistoryof03plin_djvu.txt

https://www.almanac.com/where-does-black-pepper-come

https://extension.psu.edu/herb-and-spice-history

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/white-pepper-vs-black-pepper/

https://www.mccormickscienceinstitute.com/resources/culinary-spices/herbs-spices/cinnamon