No. Exotic salts commonly come in either powders, large crystals, or grinder-size crystals. The latter will work with any quality salt grinder suitable for sea salt use.
Wonderful, exotic (then) spices: cinnamon, cardamon, star anise, cloves, sandalwood.
You can grind the celery seeds in a small coffee bean grinder, and can use it for other spices, as well. Just be sure that the coffee grinder is used for spices only, and not for coffee. I have a large coffee grinder that I use for grinding coffee beans, and a smaller one which is used only for spices. This way, your coffee won't take on the flavor of the spices, and your spices won't take on the flavor of coffee.
leather,exotic spices,and many other goods.
for spices and exotic goods that were really useful.
spices and clothing that they had wore and they found nice and exotic spices.
The Romans generally grew their own, but as wealth came into the citizenry, some people developed a taste for exotic spices. The "foreign" spices came from the far east and mid east by way of Egypt.
The Tudors needed spices to flavour their bland food. Back in the Tudor times there wasn't a large range of tastes from their foods so spices were added for flavour. Although mostly only rich people used exotic and intresting spices.
Yes, you can use a coffee grinder for other foods and spices similar in texture such as salt, pepper, and other spices. It is important to clean out the grinder after each use though if you do use the grinder for multiple foods to ensure that the taste is not affected. You should not use the grinder for meat products either such as chicken, beef, or pork. Another precaution to take is that if during the course of grinding, you notice a strain or have to use excessive force, stop grinding and find an alternate source for your grinding needs.
Ships bring exotic cargoes of spices from the Far East.
Yes, the aromas of the different spices are great when we're cooking but if you don't clean the grinder those aromas could linger and mix with other spices you grind. Coarse sea salt is a good thing to grind to absorb the old odor, but you can also use baking soda, sugar, uncooked rice, or bread. Sometimes soap and water work too, but that depends on your grinder.
"A herb grinder or spice grinder is a round contraption used for hand grinding herbs and spices. The two piece herb grinder has two halves (top and bottom) that separate and have sharp teeth or pegs aligned in such a way that when both are turned back and forth, material placed inside is ground up, shredded or pulverized."
Asia had lots of spices and other exotic goods like silk that they didn't have in Europe.