Spices are defined as "a strongly flavored or aromatic substance of vegetable origin, obtained from tropical plants, commonly used as a condiment". In ancient times, spices were as precious as gold and as significant as medicines , preservatives and perfumes. 
Humans were using spices in 50,000 BC. India produces 86% of the spices in the world today and quality spices come from Kerala. |
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Spices and herbs are good not only for our taste buds but also for our health. They supply calcium, iron, vitamin B, vitamin C , carotene and other antioxidants. For instance fresh parsley has been linked with cancer prevention due to its antioxidant content and spicy food is much more appealing than a vitamin pill. Besides herbs and spices don't have any kilojoules or fat, so you can eat them to your heart's content.
The spice trade in Kerala started at least 3000 years before Christ.(More details regarding the spice trade shall be posted later).This is what Kerala was known for in the earliest ages and this is what changed the face of Kerala forever.
Christopher Columbus found out America accidentally when he sailed in the year 1491 to find out a sea-route to Kerala, the land of spices. In Kerala varieties of spices grow abundantly. The Western world bought the spices from Kerala, that gave flavor to the foods of the west.
MAJOR SPICES IN KERALA
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Cassia
Chilly
Cinnamon
Clove
Coffee
Curry Leaf
Cashew
Ginger
Greater Galanga
Kokam
Nut Meg
Pepper
Tamarind
Tea
Turmeric
Vanilla
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