Quiz · Spice Routes and Global Cuisine

Question 1What is the main subject of this talk?

The dangers faced by modern cargo ships at sea How the ancient spice trade shaped global cuisine Why silver was the best currency for merchants The monsters that lived along the trade routes

Question 2How did Arab merchants guard the secrets of their supply routes?

By paying European sailors to stay away By moving their ships only during the night By writing the routes in a secret language By spreading fantastic tales about monsters and dangers

Question 3What does the speaker find startling about chillies?

They are still worth more than their weight in silver They grow wild along the old ocean trade routes Famous Asian cuisines had no chillies only five centuries ago They were first used in Hungarian stews and curries