Spice Quiz: Nutmeg, Saffron and the Spice Trade
Six questions on tiny nutmeg islands, costly saffron, cinnamon sticks and the plant behind vanilla.
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6 - Length
About 4 min
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- The islands once called the Spice Islands supplied two familiar baking spices. Which originated there?
- Black, white and green peppercorns come from how many plant species?
- Which part of this nutmeg fruit is dried to make the spice mace?
- A saffron thread weighs only a few milligrams. About how many flowers yield one kilogram?
- Cinnamon sticks curl as they dry. What part of a tree are they made from?
- Vanilla pods grow on what kind of plant?