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Episode 83: The Peruvian Peppertree

Admittedly, I was drawn to this tree because I assumed it served as the inspiration for the Peruvian Puff Pepper that was mentioned in Season 3, Episode 2 of Nickelodeon’s “Drake and Josh.” I’m still not sure if it is or not, but that doesn’t lessen this tree’s right to get its own episode. The Peruvian Peppertree is the source of the pink peppercorns we see on grocery store shelves. And this pink pepper has found its way into pre-Incan civilizations, early California missions, and French food fads of the 1980s.
Music is by Academy Garden (academygarden.bandcamp.com)
Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram
Script Editing and Social Media is by Laurie Hilburn (lhilburn.journoportfolio.com)
Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast

Sources

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.49028#sec-6

https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/concocting-modern-day-cicha-de-molle/

http://ecotintes.com/en/content/molle-huinan

https://wildflowermeadows.com/2021/07/peppertrees-and-bees/

https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/usa/california/sandiegocounty/22882_missionsanluisreydefrancia/

https://www.gardenbetty.com/peruvian-pink-peppercorns/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/are-pink-peppercorns-poisonous

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/spanish-missions-in-the-united-states-cultural-and-historical-significance.htm

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Episode 25: The Spice Trees, Part 2 (The Spice Islands)

The back half of this Spice Tree series is about the trees found on the Spice Islands of Indonesia, where we get nutmeg, mace, and clove. Find out why Dutch colonialism makes me sad every time I open my spice cabinet! Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources

https://www.seasonedpioneers.com/a-history-of-the-spice-islands/

https://lib-dbserver.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/spice-islands/spice-islands-maps.html

https://lib-dbserver.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/spice-islands/cloves.html

https://www.britannica.com/topic/nutmeg#ref243287

https://www.britannica.com/plant/clove

https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/wonderful-scientific-names-part-6-syzygium-aromaticum/

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

https://nabataea.net/explore/travel_and_trade/who-were-the-ancient-arab-sea-traders/

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-top-clove-producing-countries.html

http://www.indepthinfo.com/cloves/story.shtml

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/island-traded-for-manhattan