This afternoon my friend and I visited the exhibit of Spices which was presented by Plaza Singapura Mall. It featured different kinds of spices throughout Asia.
The spices from China and India were very popular during the Middle Ages in Europe. The trade of spice was controlled by Arab traders through Silk Road which they brought in Venice Italy and by the time that those spices reached there, they were very expensive. In this context, the Europeans wanted to capture the lucrative business of spices. Portugal & Spain led the exploration however as times went by, they were taken over by the Dutch and the British in gaining the foothold of trading the spices.
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