>>22612865the rotten meat thing is gonna be a myth
its by the way a myth that ordinary people in medieval times couldnt afford spices, only not indian spices but that includes some that everyone uses today like black pepper or cinnamon
yeah india hasnt been colonized for that long, if anything they would have tried to get the ottomans out of the way because they controlled trade routes
when europeans colonized the new world, a lot of money could be made with sugar cane, selling sugar and rum, originally from asia but with slaves and that kind of climate it was suddenly extremely available and suggar suddenly cheaper than honey
