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.
The british and definately not the spanish
Portugal started shipping spices from Asia.
The Dutch
Portugal
Magellan went to open the "Spice route" without damaging relations with Portugal.
Le Spezie
to make an impact of Portugal
Basil is a common herb in Italian cooking.
Portugal
Arabs
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.