Then, owing to winemaking traditions, wines from the Old World tend to be more earth and spice driven, whereas a New World wine would be more fruit-forward.

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My knowledge of Persian food, however, had remained more or less suspended in that long-ago moment when Aunt Mali swept into my world, trailing the scent of spice.

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" And a history lesson, too: "By leading the way to the Spice Islands, it more or less changed the world.

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The other members of the group seemed positively delighted to maintain their association with their past and the world of light entertainment from which the Spice Girls emerged.

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This adaptable spice, both sweet and savory, is the second most expensive in the world, after saffron.

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