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Materials at Medeber Market
Asmara, Eritrea

Medeber Market

Scrap material from around Eritrea finds a new life at this outdoor market, where upcycling is a lifestyle.
Iya Foods' Jollof Rice seasoning.
food

Go Beyond the Grocery Store With These Seven Innovative Spice Companies

These seasonings connect you to the communities that produced them.
Reina Gattuso April 2, 2021
The top few floors and roof of the market.
New Delhi, India

Khari Baoli Rooftop

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.
<em>Vanilla planifolia</em>, also known as Bourbon vanilla, flowers in Madagascar. The vanilla pods form as the flowers wither.
food

How Did Madagascar Become the World's Biggest Producer of Vanilla?

A tale of a botanical mystery, colonialism, and savvy marketing.
Dan Nosowitz December 10, 2020
Aachen, Germany

Printen Museum

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.
Making the spices is often a symphony of jangling bangles and rhythmic pounding.
food

How Mumbai's Masalawaalis Make a Single Spice From 30 Ingredients

Bottle masala is impossible to find in stores.
Beverley Ann D'Cruz September 20, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Chile Cobanero

This signature pepper has been a hot commodity since the Maya era.
Gastro Obscura

Baniwa Jiquitaia

Pivotal to the culture and cuisine of Brazil's Baniwa people, this piquant pepper-and-salt seasoning now provides the community with sustainable income.
Gastro Obscura

Merquén

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.
Gastro Obscura

Acadian Summer Savory

This Canadian variety of a classic Mediterranean herb gives Acadian cuisine its signature fragrance.
Homestead, Florida

Fruit and Spice Park

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Mmm, curry.
food

The Subversive, Surprising History of Curry Powder

One of India’s most popular gastronomic exports tells a tale of empire.
Rohini Chaki April 9, 2019
Several Banda islands depicted above a port. The islands were trading centers that depended on imports for food.
islands

The Hidden History of the Nutmeg Island That Was Traded for Manhattan

Dutch colonists committed genocide to secure a spice monopoly. But there's more to the story.
Mark Hay February 28, 2019
Professor Ayeni shows off the project's peppers.
food

This Professor’s Hot Peppers Give New Jersey’s Immigrants a Taste of Home

The Exotic Pepper Project helps local farmers meet the diverse state's demand for heat.
Reina Gattuso February 25, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Fatafat

A complexly flavored post-meal digestive became the candy of choice for Indian children in the 1980s and ’90s.
Oman

Wadi Dawkah Frankincense Trees

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.
Gastro Obscura

Ingberlach

Grandmas fashion this near-forgotten Passover treat from ginger and honey.
Gastro Obscura

Lussekatter

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.