How did various past Western European cultures utilize these spices? Did they combine immeasurably valuable concoctions of spices into dishes resembling Indian curry? Conversely, did common Indian peoples regularly make use of these spices in daily cooking where their prices did not skyrocket due to long-distance trading markups?
/u/sunagainstgold and /u/MarcusDohrelius and /u/Owan have previously answered Did people cut spices with something to add weight, like they do with drugs today?
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