Planet Food: Spice Trails

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Documentary

Overview

In this remarkable journey, Planet Food travels the world to see how control of the spice trails, over the last five millennia, has made great cities and destroyed ancient civilizations. Our guides travel from the Molucca Islands of Indonesia, the original home of cloves and nutmeg, to the Indian province of Kerala, with its native pepper and cardamom. Additional stops include Venice, Beirut, Cairo and other significant places in the spice trade that created and toppled empires.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 20, 2012
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Production: Pilot Productions
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site