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Spices have a long and surprising history. They ware first used in China about 5000 years ago, mostly for medical reasons. News of their medicinal properties and their flavors spread rapidly. Eventually, a huge spice market grew up around the Mediterranean coastal areas. In ancient Rome, spices were also used in place of money. For example, peppercorns were a preferred form of payment. They were convenient because they were small and they weren’t as heavy as metal coins. There was such a high demand for pepper that its trading value was high. A pound of pepper could buy several sheep. Only the richest Romans could afford to season their food with pepper, so it was a sort of status symbol. Most people couldn’t afford to use their pepper for cooking. Over the centuries, people mainly used spices to preserve foods and to cover up the taste of foods that were rotten or diseased. Spices were so important for those reasons that they indirectly led to the exploration of the world. In the 15th and 16th centuries, European explorers set out to find new ways to get them. Explorers like Columbus discovered new lands as a result of their search for new spice trade routes. In this way, the story of spices is quite fascinating.
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The history of spices is long and full of surprising facts. In China, spices were mainly used for medical reasons about 5000 years ago. They were also used instead of money in ancient Rome because they were very convenient that they were small and light. Moreover, they have effects of preserving foods and giving the taste of foods. Thus spices were used in various ways and they were one of the necessaries of peoples lives.
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