Continuing my series of spices from the spice trade..Today’s sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of Black pepper. The humble spice and seasoning.
Continuing my series of spices from the spice trade..Today’s sketch of the day in my moleskine art journal is of Black pepper. The humble spice and seasoning.
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July 3, 2015 at 02:58
And thanx to the Ottoman Empire 😄
July 2, 2015 at 18:51
One of the (many) reasons for European worldwide exploration in the 15th-18th century was spice. French food was tasteless. Very little salt (expensive and taxed) a few herbs (parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme?) a bit of mustard in the south. Tasteless. In french, pepper is as you may recall called “poivre” after the name of a Mr Poivre who brought back the first seeds from an overseas trip. 🙂
(I know: “nerding” again!)
🙂
June 28, 2015 at 15:37
Yes so necessary in everyday cooking 🌹
June 27, 2015 at 04:48
A humble spice but so good.