Spices and ingredients

Spices and ingredients of the Middle Ages in the Middle East.

There is much overlap between the Middle East and Europe, in many way because of the Ancient health manuals which describe spices as cures for ailments.

Rethinking Cinnamon

There are several varieties of what is called cinnamon today. These distinction were important to people in the Middle Ages.

Herbal. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Ms. Arabe 2964, fol. 60. Detail. 1198 Persia.