Bland boring food was the biggest drive behind ancient global exploration. Royal appetite for new flavors was very influential.
31 posted on 08/29/2021 9:22:00 AM PDT by Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
—”Bland boring food was the biggest drive behind ancient global exploration.”
They did call them the spice islands!
61 posted on 08/29/2021 9:49:11 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
(("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)