Region
Europe
Europe imported the world's spice and built an empire on it; the empire is gone, and the pantry has gone flat. A reading list for kitchens between Stockholm and Lisbon that are quietly reclaiming heat and depth.
What we cover
- What Europe lost when it stopped buying single-origin spice
- The German and Nordic spice cabinet, 2026
- EU irradiation, sterilisation, and the search for clean pepper