Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Pepper and Spices Conference, Villahermosa, Meksika, 26 Nisan 2022, ss.23-35
Throughout history, mankind has continued to seek to season foods and extend their storage period. Spices create flavor combinations, offering a diverse and almost endless palette of flavors in cooking made from the same ingredients. At the center of this quest are feelings of taste and pleasure. Spices, which traveled from hand to hand, from land to land throughout civilizations, have been an important treasure for the prosperity of empires. Just as there are empires destroyed for the sake of spice, there are geographies discovered for its sake (Rosengarten, 1969). Spices have increased interaction by building bridges between civilizations. Today, spices and herbs are still used in many fields such as gastronomy and medicine and are an integral part of world history.
Spices have continued to exist as an ingredient that human beings value and cannot give up since ancient cultures. It can be accepted that it is one of the most sought-after commodities in the inter-civilizational journey made through the Silk Road. Monarchies, which held the power and wealth of many civilizations and periods such as China, India, Egypt, Iran, Arabia, and Rome, struggled to dominate over spices. With the discovery of the Silk Road, which connects Asia to the Mediterranean world, including North Africa and Europe, the use of other trade routes has decreased (Sharangi, 2018). The word “Pepper”, known as the King of Spices, comes from the Sanskrit word “Pippali”, which is a relative of Indian pepper. Black pepper is a valuable spice that has been used since ancient times. In ancient times, the Romans used it to season their food (Dalby, 2003). There are many varieties of peppers that come in a variety of flavors and colors, depending on their origin and how they are processed.
It is the aim of this study to record a chronological compilation of the use and prevalence of spices in the historical context. In this research, it is aimed to present a brief history of spices and a general evaluation of the history of pepper. This study, which was written with the literature review method, is a short summary of spice history.
Keywords: Spice History, Pepper History, Gastronomy, Ancient time, Silk Road.