Because they help disguise the taste of meat that's going bad. Seriously. In the Old Days, they'd eat meat if it didn't smell too bad because there was such a shortage of it. It didn't taste good and you only got sick off it sometimes, but it was better than no meat. If you buried it in spices, though, taste wasn't an issue.
Because they grew and were produced a long way from Europe, and shipping was slow, hazardous and expensive.
Europeans mainly wanted spices for trade. The merchants at that time wanted to make a huge living and as their trading became better with people, they looked for things that people would want or find valuable.
the indies were rich in gold,spices
It is wrong to day that the Europeans settled the land when they came to Canada because they didn't live there. They just went there to get herbs and spices. It is wrong to day that the Europeans settled the land when they came to Canada because they didn't live there. They just went there to get herbs and spices. _JEssica CHan
Most popular were spices and after that, porcelain, tea and silk.
Europeans did not have direct access to them.
Because they grew and were produced a long way from Europe, and shipping was slow, hazardous and expensive.
The ancient Europeans used spices to preserve food and add flavor to the bland foods.
Spices are expensive in tudor times. If you are poor and you want to eat spices you need to grow it in your garden.
For spices
Spices.
The most expensive food items in general were spices. Of the spices, the most expensive was saffron.
It was their main source of getting money from other countries and for world trade.
Spices in the middle ages were expensive because the spices were carried overland and took years to reach Europe. After the crusades, the Arabs did not allow spices to reach Europe.
They came from Asia, and at that time Asia was far away. Traveling was very expensive, and spices rare in Europe. they were also expensive because Europeans wanted-- craved spices because their food was very bland; even for the richest people.
They went west
For spices