帶著香料商人血統的民族植物學家，跟隨袓先的足跡追尋全球化的根源！ 味覺化學式+貿易鍊金術=跨文化的經濟霸權即使是微小的豆蔻、肉桂、番紅花或孜然，都是料理帝國主義以及美食全球化的重要元素。在埃及石棺中，解讀兩千三百年前香料交易的銘文，從市集、圖書館、檔案館、博物館裡展讀歷史的香氣與滋味，順著乳香與沒藥的薰香，走過阿拉伯半島、非洲之角親見乾荒之地的芳香。使用孜然的古老料理哈利拉湯，隨著阿拉伯與波斯人，往東傳到蒙古，記錄在中國的《飲膳正要》，也跟著猶太人、阿拉伯人與柏柏爾人，往西出現在墨西哥北部的西班牙後裔社群。鄭和十五世紀從印度洋返回時，決定擔任全球化商業的推手，親自尋找珍貴的沉香，藉此建立東南亞穆斯林與明朝的關係。作者以生動的文字，帶領讀者一探香料貿易與料理帝國主義之間的關聯。身為香料商人的後裔，搭配旅行見聞與歷史故事，並發揮民族植物學的專長，以獨特的觀點闡述香料貿易的全球化舞台上，扮演何種重要角色。他也走訪四大商路（絲路、乳香之路、香料之路，以及運送巧克力與辣椒的皇家大道），探究全球化貿易演進過程。商人們在這些地方進行過無數的重要協商，在這些路上也看到「香料人」跨越不同的貨幣與文化進行交易。今日香料貿易的政治生態，與過去大相逕庭，愛冒險的沙漠民族率先玩起全球貿易賭局，將香料從人口稀疏的偏荒之地，送進繁華富有的都市。有遠見的香料投資者，熟知如何避開海盜與競爭者的覬覦，等待預期價格時賣出，可說是投機買賣的發起人。今日駱駝商隊雖已不再運送孜然，阿拉伯帆船也不再載運丁香，舊大陸與新大陸的滋味融合隱含著血淚與創傷。而從古埃及時代就開始的香料運用與交易，藉著各地商人回應眾多文化的需求，是全球化的起源也是商業文化的濫殤。本書內容如史詩般磅礡浩瀚，故事橫跨各個大陸、穿越數千年，探索香料貿易如何推動全球化過程。作者能以廣泛、跨學科的觀點，訴說精彩的故事。他生動地將古老香料之路上的歷史人物與自己的旅行經驗娓娓道來，對跨文化的語言與料理現象有獨到觀察，並反思香料貿易如何影響自己家族的遷移。任何喜歡飲食與歷史的人，都會喜愛這本書。——《發酵聖經》（The Art of Fermentation）作者山鐸・卡茲（SandorEllix Katz）蓋瑞・納卜漢踏上新舊大陸的古老商路之旅，造就這本精彩雋永的好書。他說明諸多全球化真正起源之地在哪些遙遠之處，還詳細闡述部分民族如何仰賴珍
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