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Talking about Spices

A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance used in small quantities. A spice is used as a food additive for flavoring. Sometimes a spice is used as a preservative. Spice kills or prevents the growth of harmful bacteria. Many spices are also used for medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics, perfume, or as vegetables.
In the kitchen, spices are used differently than herbs. Herbs are leafy, green plant parts used for flavoring purposes. Herbs, such as basil or oregano, may be used fresh. Herbs are commonly chopped into smaller pieces. Spices are dried and often ground or grated into a powder. Small seeds, such as fennel and mustard seeds, are used both whole and in powder form.
The spice trade developed throughout the Middle East around 2000 BCE with cinnamon, Indonesian cinnamon, and pepper. A recent archaeological discovery suggests that the clove could have been introduced to the Middle East very early on. The clove is indigenous to the Indonesian island of Ternate in the Maluku Islands. Digs found a clove burnt onto the floor of a burned down kitchen dated to 1700 BCE. The burnt clove was found in the Mesopotamian site of Terqa, in what is now modern-day Syria.
Spices are also mentioned in many ancient texts. In the biblical story of Genesis, Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers to spice merchants. Generally, Egyptian, Chinese, Indian, and Mesopotamian sources do not refer to known spices.
In South Asia, nutmeg has a Sanskrit name. Nutmeg originates from the Banda Islands in the Moluccas. Sanskrit is the language of the sacred Hindu texts. Thus, we know how long nutmeg has been used in South Asia. Historians estimate that nutmeg was introduced to Europe in the 6th century BC. The ancient Indian epic of Ramayana mentions cloves. It is known that the Romans had cloves in the 1st century AD because Pliny the Elder spoke of them in his writings.

Passage 2
What is a spice?

Spice is an aromatic vegetable product used as a flavoring or condiment. In the past, the term "spice(s)" meant pungent or aromatic foods (e. g., gingerbread and currants). The word "spice(s)" was used to describe ingredients used to make incense and/or perfume (e. g., myrrh); "spice(s)" was also used to describe embalming agents. Today, "spice(s)" refers to flavorings used in food or drinks. Many spices still have additional uses as ingredients of medicines, perfumes, incense, and soaps.
Spices include stimulating condiments (e. g., pepper, mustard, and horseradish), aromatic spices (e. g. cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, and mace), and sweet herbs (e. g., thyme, marjoram, sage, and mint). Spices are taken from the part of the plant that is the richest in flavor. This part may be bark, stem, flower bud, fruit, seed, or leaf. Spices are very commonly used in the form of a powder. Many spices are used whole.
Garlic, chives, caraway, mustard, and many herbs grow in temperate regions. Vanilla, allspice, and red pepper are indigenous to the West Indies and South America. Most of the major spices are produced in the East Indies and tropical Asia.

The Spice Trade
Spices from India, East Asia, and the East Indies were in demand from ancient times. These spices were carried by caravan across China and India to ports of the Mediterranean Sea or the Persian Gulf. Then, they were carried to the marketplaces of Athens, Rome, and other cities. These spices were sold at high prices.
Spices were also used to trade for other items. In 408, Alaric I, the first Germanic leader to take the city of Rome, is said to have demanded pepper as ransom. In the early Middle Ages, few spices reached the markets of Europe. The trade continued in the 9th century. The spice trade was active after the Crusades. In Western Europe, spices were wanted to add variety to their same old boring diet. In addition, the facilities to preserve food, especially meat, were poor.
Spices today are still important in trade. However, the per capita use as a flavoring for food has declined in Western civilizations. Certain spices must compete with synthetic flavorings. The demand for spices is still huge in Asia. In Asia, spices have a bigger social and ceremonial importance compared to the West.

How is the information in the first passage similar to the information in the second passage?
A.
Both passages explain that herbs are leafy green plants.
B.
Both passages explain the history of spices, and spice trade.
C.
Both passages mention Sanskrit Ramayana and Genesis.
D.
Both passages mention per capita use of spice in the West.