Kerala is an amazingly prolific part of the world. Almost everything good seems to grow there....
We made a list part-way through our holiday of the spices (and other things) we had seen growing during our holiday
it was a long list
pepper, tea, ginger, curry, cinnamon, papaya, cocoa, sandalwood, turmeric, cardamom, coffee, tree tomatoes, chilli, aubergine, green beans, nutmeg, vanilla, rue, allspice, mahogany, clove, coconut, jackfruit, banana, coconut, pineapple, paddy (rice), tapioca, rubber
and we certainly didn't see everything growing which is produced there.
Truly a land of plenty, in some ways.
It's Sunday Morning.I Sit drinking my a cup of char & looking at your fine photographs.What a frightening mass of chillies!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I don't even recognize a lot of that stuff -- I wouldn't know most spices unless they're ground up in a jar with a McCormick's label. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll bet that place smelled wonderful! Great shots.
ReplyDeletevery nice...what wonderful textures you captured...ah roy is right...i bet the smell was amazing...
ReplyDeleteterrific macros! i have just discovered how nice a little ginger tastes in a cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteThe smell of a spice market is just heavenly isn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteI can almost feel the aroma wafting across - great pics.
ReplyDeleteStar anise is the most beautiful seed in the world, I believe.
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ReplyDeletegorgeous shots!
ReplyDeletei can imagine the aroma.
thanks!
gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteaubergine? That one I didn't know!
Fabulous photos - how wonderful to live in a world full of spices!
ReplyDeleteIt is damp enough to grow moss on top of that first wall? - Wow, wonder how difficult it is for them to dry all those spices, then.
ReplyDeleteThose are some truly lovely photos.
Thanks for sharing. :)
I was rhapsodizing about oregano earlier this evening. The offspring was looking at me funny. All hail the spices!
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely photos. So happy for you that you got to take such a trip!
Wonderful photos xxxx
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Wow I can almost smell these. I have an Indian grocery in my little neck of the woods but no clue what all the spices are to be used for.
ReplyDeleteI love trying new spices and these look wonderful!
ReplyDelete:))gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous photos..i can almost smell all the wonderful aromas. i love (even just the memories) of the sights, sounds and smells experienced in far off lands..
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