Calabria, the tip of Italy´s boots, is the southernmost region of the Italian mainland. The region is spoiled by the sun and, with around 320 sunny days, is one of the sunniest and hottest regions in Europe. Large parts of Calabria are...

In some South Asian countries fermented pepper is a traditional speciality, as in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. We obtain our fermented pepper from the region around Puducherry, famous for its excellent pepper - the famous...

The small town of Espelette, with a population of 2000, is located in the French Basque Country, only a few kilometres from the Spanish border and the Atlantic coast. Around Espelette, a chilli variety is cultivated that has made the...

The South American region of Patagonia is divided by the Andes into 2 large landscapes - the steppe-like and low-precipitation plateau of Eastern Patagonia, which belongs to Argentina and is known as the Pampa, as well as the part of...

Cinnamon - who doesn´t immediately think of the Christmas season? In recent Central European history, cinnamon has been used primarily as a winter spice, especially in pastries, desserts, punch and mulled wine. In fact, cinnamon is one...

Alpine salt is, as the name suggests, a rock salt, deep under the mighty rock layers of the Alps. The salt dome was formed as a thick layer of salt over 250 million years ago due to climatic and geological changes caused by the drying...

Although travellers to Asia like Marco Polo brought the first Szechuan fruits with them to Europe centuries ago, this unique spice was hardly noticed outside Europe. This changed increasingly in the last years, Szechuan and other...

Turmeric is one of the oldest known spice plants in Asia. Already about 10,000 years ago, after people settled in India near the great rivers and began to use plants through agriculture, more and more herbs, roots, barks and fruits of...