What Is Pepper?

22/09/2022 35 min Episodio 1
What Is Pepper?

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we find out about pepper as a crop, a plant, and a globally traded commodity. We speak to Dr. Patricia King about how it is grown in Sarawak, Malaysia and then food historian Julia Fine explains how plants can be viewed through a humanities lens so we can understand the cultural impact a plant like pepper has.Taste of Place is part of Whetstone Radio Collective.Find show notes here.And transcript here.