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On the Garlic Trail
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From ancient mountain slopes to every kitchen on Earth, garlic has travelled further than almost any spice or herb. The bulbs we use today trace their roots to the Tien Shan mountains of Central Asia, where wild ancestors were first gathered, then cultivated thousands of years ago.From there, garlic followed the great migrations of people — east into India and China
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28th Mar 2026
Ganga Mela, Kanpur
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What is the Festival of Colours?
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Every March, the city of Kanpur in northern India bursts back into colour for Ganga Mela, a joyful celebration that marks the closing chapter of the Holi season. Streets fill with music, laughter, and clouds of bright powder as neighbours gather once more before the colours of spring slowly settle back into everyday life.The festival is roo
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28th Mar 2026
End of Feb
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Simple newsletter for a simple week of simple mealsEnjoy all, Steve and the Spice Team(Now that is simple)
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28th Mar 2026
Valentines Discount Code
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Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: 15 February marks Lupercalia — an ancient Roman festival celebrating the return of life after winter. Days becoming noticeably longer, fresh shoots beginning to appear (especially around the Mediterranean), and the natural world was quietly stirring again. Lupercalia was already around 1,200 years old when it was rep
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28th Mar 2026
African Spices Newsletter and Discount Code
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We were grinding an East African pepper blend the other day and it reminded me of a question we get asked a lot — can you source more African spices?
Sometimes we can. Quite often we can’t, and it’s usually not down to a lack of quality or care at source. A lot of it comes down to modern food regulations. In some regions the soil is naturally high
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28th Mar 2026
End of Year Discount Code
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The year may be closing, but in fields and gardens across the world, the work is already beginning again. As winter settles in, seeds are chosen, beds are prepared, and patient hands plan for the flavours yet to come. Many of the spices we treasure begin their next journey now: soil turned, seedlings started, roots strengthened quietly beneath the surface. This is t
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28th Mar 2026
Part 2 of The Spice Advent Trilogy
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The Second Door: Feasts That Bind Us
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The Third Door: Feast of Mid-Advent
By mid-Advent, the quiet anticipation gives way to something fuller. Medieval Europe adored a winter feast — partly for survival, partly for spectacle — and spices sat at the centre of it. Nutmeg, saffron, pepper and clove travelled from far-off ports into Nordic longhouses and British gr
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28th Mar 2026
All about the heat
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The Chilli Trail — A Voyage of Fire and Flavour
When Portuguese sailors set sail for the “New World” in the late 15th century, they were chasing spice dreams — gold, pepper, and prestige. What they didn’t expect to find was a little red pod that would change the world: the chilli. Grown by the peoples of the Americas for millennia, chillies
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28th Mar 2026
Black Pepper Trail
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The history of the Peppercorn
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Before gold fever and silk routes, there was pepper. Long before European ships ventured into uncharted waters, black peppercorns travelled overland from India’s Malabar Coast, carried in silk sacks across deserts and mountains. Roman merchants once paid its weight in silver, calling it “black gold” — a treasure so pre
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28th Mar 2026