🌿 Tales from the Land of Spices: Secrets of Kerala
🌿 Tales from the Land of Spices: Secrets of Kerala They say if you lean close enough to the winds of Kerala’s Western Ghats, you will hear the whispers of spices—stories carried for centuries, from the time when ships with billowing sails chased their fragrance across oceans. Kerala is not just a land; it is a living spice box, where every seed, bark, and root tells a tale older than kingdoms. 🖤 The Black Gold That Changed the World Long before oil ruled the earth, black pepper was the true black gold. Grown in the misty hills of Malabar, peppercorns were worth their weight in treasure. Roman nobles hoarded them, Arab traders carried them in guarded secrecy, and kings ransomed cities for them. A legend still lingers in the pepper villages of Wayanad—that Vasco da Gama’s ships didn’t just follow the stars, but were pulled by the invisible aroma of pepper, straight into Kerala’s heart. 🖤 The Queen’s Fragrant Secret In the folds of the Cardamom...