Spice cities, markets and growing areas
371 places where spices are grown, traded, ground and sold, with a trail idea for each.
South Asia
Growing area, India, 5 spicesKeralaGrowing area, India, 5 spicesManipurGrowing area, India, 4 spicesGoaGrowing area, India, 4 spicesNagalandPort, India, 3 spicesBombayGrowing area, Indonesia, 3 spicesMaluku IslandsGrowing area, India, 2 spicesAssamPort, India, 2 spicesCalicutGrowing area, India, 2 spicesHimachal PradeshGrowing area, India, 2 spicesKashmirPort, India, 2 spicesKochiA Kerala port on the Malabar coast that has shipped pepper, cardamom and ginger for centuries and still runs one of India's main spice auctions.Growing area, India, 2 spicesMalabar CoastPort, India, 2 spicesMuzirisGrowing area, India, 2 spicesSikkimMarket, Egypt, 1 spiceAlexandriaGrowing area, India, 1 spiceAlmoraGrowing area, Guatemala, 1 spiceAlta VerapazGrowing area, India, 1 spiceArambolGrowing area, India, 1 spiceAzamgarhGrowing area, India, 1 spiceBalliaGrowing area, India, 1 spiceBrahmapurMarket, India, 1 spiceByadgiA small Karnataka town that gives its name to a wrinkled, deep red chilli prized for colour more than heat.Market, India, 1 spiceCalcuttaGrowing area, India, 1 spiceChhatrapurGrowing area, India, 1 spiceCoimbatoreGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceCollinsvilleMarket, India, 1 spiceDelhiGrowing area, India, 1 spiceDhuleGrowing area, India, 1 spiceDidwanaGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceEau ClaireGrowing area, India, 1 spiceEdayurMarket, India, 1 spiceErodeA Tamil Nadu town known as a main turmeric market of India, with a large regulated market for the crop.Growing area, India, 1 spiceGanjam districtGrowing area, India, 1 spiceGhazipurGrowing area, India, 1 spiceGopalpur-on-SeaGrowing area, India, 1 spiceGunturThe Andhra town at the centre of India's largest chilli-growing belt, with a huge chilli market and cold stores.Growing area, India, 1 spiceHaveri districtGrowing area, India, 1 spiceHisar districtGrowing area, India, 1 spiceJaintia HillsGrowing area, India, 1 spiceJaunpurCity, India, 1 spiceJowaiGrowing area, India, 1 spiceKalimpong districtPort, India, 1 spiceKannurA northern Malabar town and old port, linked to the pepper and cinnamon trade and to the cuisine of Malabar's Muslim community.City, Nepal, 1 spiceKathmanduNepal's capital, where the old Asan market sells spices, and a home of timur, the Nepali Sichuan-type pepper.City, India, 1 spiceKhairGrowing area, India, 1 spiceKhammamGrowing area, Iran, 1 spiceKhorasanGrowing area, Bangladesh, 1 spiceKhulna DivisionCity, India, 1 spiceKohimaGrowing area, India, 1 spiceLakadongGrowing area, India, 1 spiceLakhoraGrowing area, India, 1 spiceMadhya PradeshPort, India, 1 spiceMadrasGrowing area, India, 1 spiceMaharashtraGrowing area, India, 1 spiceMalappuram districtCity, India, 1 spiceMangaloreGrowing area, Indonesia, 1 spiceMoluccasGrowing area, India, 1 spiceMudukulathurGrowing area, Nepal, 1 spiceMustangGrowing area, India, 1 spiceNandurbarGrowing area, India, 1 spiceOdishaGrowing area, India, 1 spicePernemGrowing area, India, 1 spicePrakasamGrowing area, India, 1 spiceRamanathapuram districtGrowing area, India, 1 spiceSambharGrowing area, Pakistan, 1 spiceSindhGrowing area, India, 1 spiceSirarakhongGrowing area, India, 1 spiceSouthern KarnatakaGrowing area, India, 1 spiceTamil NaduCity, India, 1 spiceTezpurGrowing area, India, 1 spiceThar DesertGrowing area, India, 1 spiceTiruvadanaiGrowing area, India, 1 spiceTripuraGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceTule LakeGrowing area, India, 1 spiceUkhrul districtGrowing area, India, 1 spiceUttarakhandGrowing area, India, 1 spiceVaranasiGrowing area, India, 1 spiceWarangalGrowing area, India, 1 spiceWest BengalGrowing area, India, 1 spiceWestern Tamil NaduPort, IndiaAlleppeyGrowing area, IndiaAndaman IslandsGrowing area, IndiaBhiwapurGrowing area, IndiaCanaconaGrowing area, SpainCosta del SolGrowing area, IndiaDarjeelingPort, Sri LankaGalleA fortified port on Sri Lanka's southern coast with a long history of spice shipping to Arab, Portuguese, Dutch and British traders.Growing area, IndiaGujaratMarket, IndiaGuntur Mirchi YardGrowing area, IndiaIdukkiA high-range district in Kerala known for cardamom, pepper and other plantation spices.City, Sri LankaKandyThe hill capital of Sri Lanka's last kings and a base for the central highland spice country.Growing area, IndiaKanpurMarket, IndiaKhari Baoli, DelhiSaid to be Asia's largest wholesale spice market, a crowded lane of sacks and godowns near the Red Fort in Old Delhi.Growing area, IndiaKholaCity, IndiaKolkataA river port and former capital with old wholesale lanes in Burrabazar and a cuisine built on mustard, panch phoron and poppy seed.Port, IndiaKozhikodeThe old Calicut of the Malabar coast, where Vasco da Gama landed in 1498 and where pepper was the chief trade.Growing area, IndiaLakadong, Jaintia HillsA hill area of Meghalaya known for Lakadong turmeric, a variety noted for its high curcumin content.Growing area, Sri LankaMataleA hill district in Sri Lanka's centre known for spice gardens growing cardamom, pepper, clove, nutmeg and cinnamon.Growing area, IndiaMunnarA high hill station in Kerala best known for tea, with cardamom and other spices grown on the slopes nearby.City, IndiaMysuruA palace city in Karnataka with a famous old market, Devaraja, where spices, flowers and sandalwood are sold.Growing area, IndiaNagpur districtGrowing area, IndiaPalakkadGrowing area, MalaysiaPenang IslandGrowing area, AustraliaQueenslandGrowing area, IndiaRatnagiriMarket, IndiaSangliA Maharashtra city with one of India's leading turmeric markets and a large trade in dried turmeric.Growing area, IndiaSindhudurgGrowing area, IndiaSouthern KeralaGrowing area, IndiaSouthern Tamil NaduGrowing area, IndiaUmred talukaMarket, IndiaUnjhaA north Gujarat town with a major market for cumin, fennel and other seed spices.Growing area, IndiaWayanadA hill district in north Kerala where pepper, cardamom, coffee and ginger are grown on small farms and estates.Growing area, IndiaWestern GhatsGrowing area, IndiaWynad
Southeast Asia
Growing area, Indonesia, 3 spicesJavaMarket, India, 2 spicesNew DelhiGrowing area, Indonesia, 2 spicesSumatraGrowing area, China, 2 spicesYunnanGrowing area, Indonesia, 1 spiceBanda IslandsA small island group in eastern Indonesia that was, for centuries, the only source of nutmeg and mace in the world.Growing area, Indonesia, 1 spiceBorneoGrowing area, Cambodia, 1 spiceKampot ProvinceGrowing area, Cambodia, 1 spiceKep ProvinceGrowing area, Indonesia, 1 spiceKerinciCity, Laos, 1 spiceLuang PrabangCity, Sri Lanka, 1 spiceMantaiGrowing area, India, 1 spiceMeghalayaGrowing area, India, 1 spiceMizoramPort, Malaysia, 1 spicePenangAn island port in the Strait of Malacca, once a nutmeg and clove planting centre, with a strong Malay, Chinese and Indian food culture.Growing area, Indonesia, 1 spiceTernateGrowing area, China, 1 spiceYunnan ProvinceCity, ThailandBangkokThailand's capital, where wet markets sell fresh curry pastes made from lemongrass, galangal and chilli.Growing area, PhilippinesBoholGrowing area, PhilippinesCapizGrowing area, PhilippinesGuimarasCity, VietnamHanoiVietnam's capital, whose Old Quarter markets sell herbs and spices for pho, bun cha and northern Vietnamese food.City, IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia's capital, the old Dutch Batavia, a hub for spices and for the Indonesian bumbu and rempah pastes.Growing area, CambodiaKampotA Cambodian river town whose pepper, with a protected geographical indication, was prized by French chefs.Growing area, MalaysiaKuchingThe capital of Sarawak on Borneo, the centre of Malaysia's Sarawak pepper and its Chinese and Dayak food.Port, MalaysiaMalaccaA historic port on the Strait of Malacca where Malay, Portuguese, Dutch and British traders met over spices.Growing area, IndonesiaMalukuCity, ThailandNonthaburiGrowing area, IndonesiaTernate and TidoreTwin volcanic islands in the Moluccas, once the world's chief source of cloves and ruled by rival sultanates.
East Asia
Growing area, China, 3 spicesSichuanGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceAichi PrefectureGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceAzuminoCity, China, 1 spiceChongqingCity, Japan, 1 spiceEdoGrowing area, China, 1 spiceGuizhouGrowing area, China, 1 spiceHainanGrowing area, China, 1 spiceHainan IslandGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceHitaGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceIwate PrefectureGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceIzu PeninsulaMarket, Japan, 1 spiceKiyomizu-deraGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceMiyako-jimaGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceMount HikoGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceNagano PrefectureCity, Japan, 1 spiceOkinawaMarket, Japan, 1 spiceSensō-jiGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceShimane PrefectureGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceShizuoka PrefectureCity, China, 1 spiceShuangfeng CountyGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceSoedaGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceToyohashiGrowing area, Japan, 1 spiceWakayama PrefectureGrowing area, China, 1 spiceXinhuiGrowing area, China, 1 spiceYongfengMarket, Japan, 1 spiceYufuin OnsenMarket, Japan, 1 spiceZenkō-jiGrowing area, China, 1 spiceZhejiangCity, ChinaChengduThe capital of Sichuan, home of the numbing and hot flavour called mala, and of doubanjiang chilli bean paste.Growing area, ChinaHanyuanA county in the mountains of western Sichuan known for hongpao huajiao, the red Sichuan pepper with a strong aroma.Port, Hong KongHong KongA free port long used for trading dried goods, with shops on Des Voeux Road West selling dried seafood, herbs and spices.City, South KoreaSeoulKorea's capital, where gochugaru chilli flakes and gochujang paste season the national dishes.Growing area, JapanTokushima PrefectureCity, JapanTokyoJapan's capital, where shichimi togarashi, a seven-flavour chilli blend, has been sold since the Edo period.
Central Asia and the Caucasus
Growing area, Netherlands, 1 spiceHollandGrowing area, Georgia, 1 spiceSvanetiaGrowing area, Georgia, 1 spiceUpper SvanetiPort, AzerbaijanBakuAzerbaijan's Caspian port, with a tradition of saffron-scented pilaf, sumac and dried herbs.City, UzbekistanSamarkandA great Silk Road city whose Siab Bazaar sells cumin, barberry, dried herbs and spices for plov.City, UzbekistanTashkentUzbekistan's capital, where the domed Chorsu Bazaar sells spices, dried fruit and the mixes for the city's plov.City, GeorgiaTbilisiThe capital of Georgia, with markets selling khmeli suneli, adjika, blue fenugreek and walnuts.City, ArmeniaYerevanArmenia's capital, with the GUM Market and Vernissage selling dried herbs, spices and spice-rubbed basturma.
Middle East
City, Yemen, 1 spiceAdenCity, Syria, 1 spiceAleppoAn ancient Syrian trading city whose name is on Aleppo pepper and whose old covered souks were once among the longest in the world.Growing area, Israel, 1 spiceAshkelonGrowing area, Israel, 1 spiceAtlit-YamCity, Iraq, 1 spiceBasraGrowing area, Turkey, 1 spiceÇeşme peninsulaGrowing area, Greece, 1 spiceChiosCity, Italy, 1 spiceDiamanteGrowing area, Israel, 1 spiceJudaean MountainsGrowing area, Israel, 1 spiceMount CarmelGrowing area, Israel, 1 spiceNahal Hemar CaveGrowing area, Portugal, 1 spicenorth-central PortugalGrowing area, Morocco, 1 spicenorthern MoroccoGrowing area, Syria, 1 spicenorthern SyriaGrowing area, Greece, 1 spicePylosGrowing area, India, 1 spiceRajasthanGrowing area, Palestine, 1 spiceSamariaGrowing area, Spain, 1 spicesouthern SpainGrowing area, Turkey, 1 spicesouthern TurkeyCity, Iraq, 1 spiceTell HalalGrowing area, Israel, 1 spiceUpper GalileeGrowing area, Turkey, 1 spiceUrfaCity, JordanAmmanJordan's capital, whose downtown souks sell za'atar, sumac, cardamom coffee spice and baharat.City, SyriaDamascusOne of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with a spice souk, Souq al-Bzouriyeh, inside its old walls.City, TurkeyDiyarbakırMarket, United Arab EmiratesDubai Spice SoukThe Deira Spice Souk beside Dubai Creek, where dhows have long brought spices, frankincense and dried limes.City, TurkeyGaziantepA south-east Turkish city and UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, known for pistachio baklava, kebabs and red pepper pastes.City, IranIsfahanA Safavid capital with the Qeysarieh Bazaar and a cuisine of rice, saffron and rich stews.Market, TurkeyIstanbul Spice BazaarThe Mısır Çarşısı, or Egyptian Bazaar, a covered market beside the Golden Horn, long the main spice market of the Ottoman capital.City, IsraelJerusalemA holy city whose Old City souks and Mahane Yehuda market sell za'atar, sumac, besamim and Levantine spices.City, IranMashhadThe great pilgrimage city of eastern Iran and the commercial centre of the Khorasan saffron region.Port, OmanMuscatOman's capital and port, where the Muttrah Souq sells frankincense, spice mixes and dried limes.City, United KingdomPontefractGrowing area, OmanSalalah and DhofarThe Dhofar region of southern Oman, home of the frankincense trees that supplied the ancient incense routes.City, YemenSanaaThe old capital of Yemen, whose Old City souq sells hawaij, cardamom and other spices.City, IranTehranIran's capital, where the Grand Bazaar sells saffron, dried limes, barberries, turmeric and advieh blends.
North Africa
Port, MoroccoEssaouiraA walled Atlantic port in Morocco, near the argan groves, with a spice and herb trade in its small medina.City, MoroccoFesA medieval city of Morocco, with the largest car-free medina in the world and a refined cuisine built on spice and preserved lemon.Market, EgyptKhan el-Khalili, CairoCairo's great bazaar, dating from the fourteenth century, with spice and herb shops along its lanes and nearby Al-Muizz Street.City, MoroccoMarrakechA red city of southern Morocco whose medina souks sell ras el hanout, cumin, saffron and preserved lemons in pyramids and sacks.City, TunisiaTunisTunisia's capital, whose medina souks sell harissa, caraway, tabil and dried rose buds.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Growing area, Cameroon, 1 spicePenja ValleyCity, EthiopiaAddis AbabaEthiopia's capital, where Merkato, one of Africa's largest open markets, sells berbere, mitmita, korarima and many other spices.City, MadagascarAntananarivoMadagascar's highland capital and the commercial hub of the world's leading vanilla producer.Port, South AfricaCape Town and the Bo-KaapA port on the Cape of Good Hope, where Cape Malay cooking, with its sweet and fragrant curries, grew from the Dutch spice trade.Port, South AfricaDurbanSouth Africa's Indian Ocean port, with the Victoria Street Market and the largest Indian-descended community outside India.City, NigeriaKanoA northern Nigerian trading city on the old Saharan routes, linked with yaji, the peppery spice blend for suya.Port, KenyaMombasaKenya's main port, an Indian Ocean trading city with Swahili, Arab and Indian food rich in coconut, cardamom and chilli.Growing area, MadagascarSambava and the SAVA regionThe north-east of Madagascar, where the SAVA region grows most of the island's vanilla.Port, TanzaniaStone TownThe old harbour quarter of Zanzibar City, a UNESCO site of coral-stone houses, carved doors and spice shops.Growing area, TanzaniaZanzibar and PembaThe Spice Islands of East Africa, long the world's leading source of cloves, with farms also growing nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and vanilla.
Europe
City, France, 2 spicesDijonGrowing area, France, 2 spicesÎle de RéGrowing area, Hungary, 2 spicesKalocsaA Hungarian town on the Danube, one of the two main paprika regions of the country, with a paprika museum.Growing area, France, 1 spiceAinhoaGrowing area, Portugal, 1 spiceAlcocheteGrowing area, France, 1 spiceBresseGrowing area, France, 1 spiceBurgundyGrowing area, France, 1 spiceCambo-les-BainsGrowing area, Italy, 1 spiceCerviaCity, Italy, 1 spiceCremonaGrowing area, Slovakia, 1 spiceDanubian LowlandGrowing area, Spain, 1 spiceEbro DeltaGrowing area, France, 1 spiceEspeletteGrowing area, Greece, 1 spiceFlorinaGrowing area, France, 1 spiceFranche-ComtéGrowing area, France, 1 spiceGuerandeGrowing area, France, 1 spiceGuérandeGrowing area, Germany, 1 spiceHallertauGrowing area, France, 1 spiceHalsouGrowing area, France, 1 spiceIle de NoirmoutierGrowing area, France, 1 spiceItxassouGrowing area, France, 1 spiceJatxouGrowing area, Syria, 1 spiceJerf el AhmarGrowing area, United Kingdom, 1 spiceKentGrowing area, Spain, 1 spiceLa VeraA valley in Extremadura where peppers are smoke-dried over oak fires to make Pimenton de la Vera, the smoked paprika of Spain.Growing area, Spain, 1 spiceLodosaCity, France, 1 spiceMâconGrowing area, Spain, 1 spiceMajorcaCity, Italy, 1 spiceMantovaCity, France, 1 spiceMeauxGrowing area, France, 1 spiceNoirmoutierCity, United Kingdom, 1 spiceNorwichGrowing area, Portugal, 1 spiceRia FormosaGrowing area, France, 1 spiceRomenayGrowing area, Spain, 1 spiceSalinas d'Es TrencGrowing area, Italy, 1 spiceSulmonaGrowing area, Hungary, 1 spiceSzentesCity, United Kingdom, 1 spiceTewkesburyGrowing area, Italy, 1 spiceTuscanyGrowing area, Italy, 1 spiceValle PelignaCity, Italy, 1 spiceVicenzaGrowing area, Greece, 1 spiceWestern MacedoniaGrowing area, Czech Republic, 1 spiceŽatecGrowing area, Slovakia, 1 spiceŽitava river valleyPort, NetherlandsAmsterdamThe home of the Dutch East India Company, which dominated the nutmeg, mace and clove trade in the seventeenth century.Growing area, ItalyFagnano AltoGrowing area, ItalyFontecchioPort, GermanyHamburg SpeicherstadtA port city with the Speicherstadt, a vast warehouse district where spices, coffee and carpets were stored, and a spice museum.Growing area, SpainHerbónGrowing area, FranceLautrecPort, PortugalLisbonThe Portuguese capital, from where ships left to find the sea route to the spices of India, and which still cooks with piri piri, cinnamon and coriander.Port, United KingdomLondonThe home of the East India Company, whose docks and warehouses received pepper and spices, and where curry houses made Britain's national dish.Port, FranceMarseilleFrance's oldest port, with a Mediterranean food culture and the Noailles market, where North African and Armenian spice sellers work.Growing area, ItalyMolina AternoGrowing area, ItalyNavelli plateauCity, GermanyNurembergA Bavarian trading city famous for Lebkuchen, a spiced Christmas gingerbread, and its medieval link to the spice routes.Growing area, SpainPadrónCity, SpainSevilleThe Andalusian city with the Archive of the Indies, where records of Spain's trade with the Americas, and its pimenton and saffron cooking, tell the story.Growing area, ItalySubequana ValleyGrowing area, ItalyTione degli AbruzziPort, ItalyVeniceA lagoon republic that grew wealthy bringing spices from the Levant to Europe, and which still has a spice trade around the Rialto.
North America
Growing area, United States, 2 spicesChimayóGrowing area, United States, 2 spicesNew MexicoGrowing area, Canada, 1 spiceAlbertaGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceAnaheimGrowing area, Mexico, 1 spiceBaja CaliforniaPort, United States, 1 spiceBaltimoreA Chesapeake port and the home of Old Bay seasoning, the celery salt and paprika mix for steamed crab.Growing area, United States, 1 spiceEast TexasGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceFresno CountyGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceHatch ValleyPort, United States, 1 spiceNew OrleansA Mississippi port whose Creole and Cajun cooking uses cayenne, paprika, thyme and file powder.City, United States, 1 spiceOwensboroGrowing area, United States, 1 spicePacific NorthwestGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceRancho CucamongaGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceSan Joaquin ValleyGrowing area, Canada, 1 spiceSaskatchewanGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceSouthern CaliforniaGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceSt. AugustineCity, United States, 1 spiceWalnutGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceWisconsinGrowing area, United StatesHatchA small New Mexico village in the Rio Grande valley that is known for its green and red chile peppers.Growing area, United StatesLas CrucesCity, CanadaMontrealA Canadian city with Jean-Talon market, a Jewish deli tradition and the Montreal steak spice blend.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Growing area, Mexico, 3 spicesVeracruzGrowing area, United States, 2 spicesCaliforniaGrowing area, Mexico, 2 spicesChihuahuaCity, Mexico, 2 spicesPueblaA colonial city and the home of mole poblano, a sauce of chiles, chocolate and spices.Growing area, Mexico, 2 spicesSinaloaCity, Mexico, 2 spicesXalapaCity, Peru, 1 spiceArequipaA white-stone city in southern Peru, known for rocoto relleno, a stuffed hot pepper, and for picanterias.Growing area, Brazil, 1 spiceBorbaPort, Peru, 1 spiceCallaoPort, Colombia, 1 spiceCartagenaA walled Caribbean port in Colombia, once a hub of the Spanish treasure fleets and of a coastal cuisine of coconut, cumin and chile.Growing area, Comoros, 1 spiceComoros IslandsGrowing area, United States, 1 spiceFlorida KeysMarket, Cuba, 1 spiceHavanaGrowing area, Mexico, 1 spiceHidalgoCity, Peru, 1 spiceLimaThe Peruvian capital, whose cuisine is built on aji amarillo, aji panca, huacatay and cumin.Growing area, Trinidad and Tobago, 1 spiceMorugaGrowing area, Mexico, 1 spiceOaxaca ValleyGrowing area, Mexico, 1 spicePapantlaA Totonac town in Veracruz, the region where vanilla was first cultivated, and the home of the Voladores.Growing area, Hungary, 1 spiceSzegedGrowing area, Mexico, 1 spiceTabascoPort, Colombia, 1 spiceTolúGrowing area, Mexico, 1 spiceYucatán PeninsulaGrowing area, Mexico, 1 spiceZacatecasMarket, GuatemalaAntigua GuatemalaPort, BrazilBelemA port at the mouth of the Amazon, with the Ver-o-Peso market selling jambu, tucupi and spices of the forest.Growing area, MexicoCañadaGrowing area, MexicoChiapasGrowing area, GuatemalaCobanThe highland city of Guatemala's Alta Verapaz, the heart of the world's largest cardamom crop.Growing area, GuatemalaCobánGrowing area, United StatesCoronado National ForestGrowing area, GrenadaGrenada, Isle of SpiceThe Caribbean island known as the Isle of Spice, a leading producer of nutmeg and mace, with a nutmeg on its flag.Growing area, MexicoHuastecaGrowing area, GuatemalaJacaltenangoPort, JamaicaKingston and JamaicaThe Jamaican capital and the island of pimento, or allspice, and jerk seasoning with Scotch bonnet.City, MexicoMeridaThe capital of Yucatan, whose Maya-descended cuisine uses annatto, sour orange and the habanero in recados.City, MexicoOaxacaThe southern Mexican city of seven moles, with markets of dried chiles, chocolate and herbs.Port, Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainThe capital of Trinidad, where Indo-Trinidadian curry, roti and doubles have made spice a national taste.Port, BrazilSalvador da BahiaBrazil's first capital and the heart of Afro-Brazilian cooking, with dende oil, malagueta pepper and ginger in its markets.Market, MexicoSan Andrés TuxtlaMarket, El SalvadorSanta AnaGrowing area, MexicoSonoraPort, GrenadaSt George'sThe harbour capital of Grenada, with a Saturday market selling nutmeg, cinnamon, turmeric and spice baskets.Growing area, MexicoYucatán
Oceania
Growing area, United States, 2 spicesLouisianaGrowing area, Australia, 1 spiceBarrington TopsGrowing area, Australia, 1 spiceGawlerGrowing area, Australia, 1 spiceGirraween National ParkCity, United Kingdom, 1 spiceHullGrowing area, Australia, 1 spiceNorthern TablelandsSpice centre, AustraliaAlice Springs and the Central DesertA town in the heart of Australia, near where desert foods such as wattleseed and bush tomato are traditionally harvested.City, AustraliaCairnsA tropical Queensland city on the edge of the Daintree rainforest, with native bush foods and tropical spice plants.City, AustraliaHobartThe capital of Tasmania, home of the native pepperberry, Tasmannia lanceolata, a hot, fruity wild spice.Growing area, FijiTaveuniA green island in Fiji where vanilla, turmeric and ginger are grown, and the 180th meridian crosses.