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The London Chocolate Houses
Jun 08 , 2022
Cocoa was used as a beverage over 2000 years ago by the Mayans, who, like the later Aztecs, used cocoa on special occasions to reward brave warrior...
The First Curry
Jun 08 , 2022
The East India Company pioneers in India loved nothing more than enjoying a local curry with chutney. These ‘ordinary’ foods in India became exotic...
Citrus fruit, The East India Company and the Sicilian Mafia
Jun 07 , 2022
The need for citrus fruit on the ocean voyages of the East India Company fleet and its competitors generated a surge in demand for citrus fruit, wh...
From Chatni to Chutney
May 31 , 2022
Chutneys and pickles took root in Europe in the late 1600s with the arrival of preserved foods, like mangoes and tamarinds, brought back to Britain...
From Chatni to Chutney
May 31 , 2022
Chutneys and pickles took root in Europe in the late 1600s with the arrival of preserved foods, like mangoes and tamarinds, brought back to Britain...
From Chatni to Chutney
May 31 , 2022
Chutneys and pickles took root in Europe in the late 1600s with the arrival of preserved foods, like mangoes and tamarinds, brought back to Britain...
Emperor Nero’s Saffron Bathwater
Apr 13 , 2022
An extract: “Saffron was and remains, the most expensive spice in the world. Originating in the Near East, it was used by the Persian as both a fla...
