date:Jan 14, 2013
The spice route has always been a shaping force in India. Art, music, religion, language in some way or another, the spices that have drawn international trade to Indian shores for centuries have influenced them all. And nothing, of course, more than food. There are few other cultures in the world that make such creative and liberal use of spice coriander and cumin, cinnamon and anise, two types of cardamom, curry and bay leaves, countless chillies and peppers and salts, and an array of mixed