Even high-priced commodities like spices had to be transported in large bulk in order to justify the expense and trouble of sailing around the African continent all the way to India and China.

即使像香料这样的高价商品，也必须大量运输，以证明环绕非洲大陆航行到印度和中国的费用和不便是合理的。

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For example, the Molucca Islands in Indonesia are famous for producing spices like cloves, nutmeg or mace.

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For example, the Molucca Islands in Indonesia are famous for producing spices like cloves,nutmeg or mace.

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"And also spices like turmeric, which is used in India very much, but also along with North African Countries.

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Too many tasted like stagnant water, like pickling spices, or like vanilla flavorings added to water.

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There are explicitly holiday-themed beers, of course: festively labeled and flavored with an often secret blend of seasonal spices like nutmeg and clove.

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Masala chai (spiced tea), black tea prepared with milk, sugar, and spices like cardamom, cinnamon sticks, ginger and cloves, is now the hallmark of Indian tea culture.

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