Portugal started shipping spices from Asia.
The Dutch
The moors vasco de gama discovered the spice after traveling to India
Venice did because all the trade routes went right through it. I don't know about Portugal.
His aim was to find a western route from Portugal to the spice islands of Indonesia
Portugal started shipping spices from Asia.
The Dutch
Portugal
Magellan went to open the "Spice route" without damaging relations with Portugal.
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Basil is a common herb in Italian cooking.
Arabs
Portugal
Italy lost a monopoly
The moors vasco de gama discovered the spice after traveling to India
No, Rosemary is not an exclusively Italian cuisine herb.
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