They sold the spices to other nations for major profit to enrich themselves. They never intended to eat said spices.
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n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
England had to utilize military force to control India to get the spices, to make the blandest food on the planet.
mika_mika@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s what the Portuguese and the Dutch did. By the time the British finally defeated the Dutch in… like… the seventh war, the spice trade was no longer the most profitable. It was then the Atlantic Triangle… or whatever it was called.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Curry is practically the national dish in the UK now and a few variants were even invented there
deHaga@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Never tried English mustard or fresh horseradish sauce then?
Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
French mustard is better.
deHaga@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Dijon is nice, but not as strong as English