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Black pepper was once as precious as gold; when Alaric besieged Rome, he demanded a ransom that included a thousand kilos of pepper. The stuff sitting on the cheapest spice shelf today once set whole empires in motion. If oceans were crossed in pursuit of a flavor, what will the things we call 'worthless' today trigger tomorrow?
— history of the spice trade
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