Culinary Herbs & Spices of the World

"If you're ready to...delve deeply into the herbs and spices that characterize the world's cuisines, then this scholarly reference is for you." ―New York Times

For centuries herbs and spices have been an integral part of many of the world's great cuisines. But spices have a history of doing much more than adding life to bland foods. They have been the inspiration for, among other things, trade, exploration, and poetry. Priests employed them in worship and shamans used them as charms to ward ...