Salt&Pepper
There are some places in the world where things simply happen due to location, people, or chance. Whenever we refer to history, Italy is almost always mentioned. Since ancient times, salt deposits have determined settlement locations and commercial routes. Rome was created thanks to a salt route. The term "salary" comes from the Latin word salarium, which refers to the amount of salt that a Roman legionary received per month in order to preserve his food. Salt still has an important role in humankind. Although it has lost its prominence in history books, nowadays it continues to have a strong presence in cooking books. Salt is the oldest spice used by man, and on its journey through history, it has found an almost inseparable friend: Pepper. Nowadays, you can find them together on your table, flanking any dish like faithful knights, with all their history, anecdotes, flavor and fragrance giving an essential touch to your food.
The king of spices was already appreciated in ancient Rome. Ancient Romans tried to corrupt Alaric, king of the Visigoths, With a great variety
of pepper in order to avoid the takeover of their city in 408 ad. Pepper traveled all along the spice route which started in Asia where it was controlled by the Islamic Arabs. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, it was the city of Venice that distributed this important spice. This city also gathered gold in order to pay for pepper and many other spices, almost all coming exclusively from the east.
Pepper had an important role for human kind. Nowadays, in spite of having lost importance in history books, it continues to have a strong presence in cookbooks. Pepper is a wellknown spice, and throughout its route throughout time, it found an almost inseparable companion. Some people call them salt and pepper, others, pepper and salt. In our opinion, word order doesn't matter, the truly important thing is that you can have them together on your table, joining you like faithful knights, with all their history and anecdotes, flavors and smells, giving an essential touch to your food. |
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