TVO: Spice Trail [General]

2013 Mar 6
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Anyone catch this? I stumbled on it this eve and as someone sans extended cable, food network, netflix (etc.), i found the 1st of this three-episode docu entertaining, tasty-informative and against the backdrop of $14 pancake discussions, maybe even a little provocative.

Next week ventures into Indonesia - nutmeg and cloves.

2013 Mar 6
I saw the Pepper & Cinnamon one and now I'll be hard-pressed to buy anything other than fair trade certified for either. It's a great series. We love TVO. :)

2013 Mar 6
I saw the Indonesia - nutmeg and cloves one.

Boy ... is the spice trade still as ruthless as it was in colonial times ?

Pic is the host Kate Humble with nutmeg peeling ladies in Banda.

2013 Mar 7
We watched the Pepper and Cinnamon episode over the weekend, too. It was fascinating!

I'm pretty sure I have pictures somewhere on my computer of when my wife and I visited a spice plantation in Goa. Should look for those...