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Géoconscience : un nouveau regard sur le territoire « Géoconscience » est une réflexion novatrice sur notre rapport à la Terre. Maxime Blondeau y introduit le concept de « géoconscience », une forme de conscience géographique qui nous pousse à repenser notre manière de percevoir, d’utiliser et d’interagir avec les territoires. En mélangeant des approches scientifiques, poétiques et visuelles, […]

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How long do your spices last?

A wide-ranging debate, but a simple reality: spices have a harvesting time. In fact, spices are flowers, bark, buds, roots and other leaves, parts of plants that are harvested at a very specific time, which varies according to the plant species. Unfortunately, when you [...]

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Ecocert control

Well, after 3 hours of inspection as we do every six months, Place des Epices has once again received a favorable opinion from our certifier Ecocert. They give us a special mention for the quality of our traceability, which is something we're very proud of, since it's been one of our credos since the company was founded. [...]

Evening Rubs

Spring is here, and I'd like to take this opportunity to offer you an overview of Rub(s)...for parties and, of course, lunch 😉 What is a Rub? Rub in English means to rub. So we're dealing with spices to rub... on meat or fish. What do you have in mind? [...]

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Pepper, the secrets of the black pearl

Superb report on pepper on France 5 on Sunday evening, on replay until March 1, 2020. Don't hesitate to watch it, it's quite short and explains perfectly why it's important to consume organic, fair trade and especially spices, which all too often concentrate cocktails of pesticides in conventional agriculture. A beautiful [...]

What's organic vadouvan?

You either know Vadouvan or you don't. If you've tasted it or smelled it once, you'll never forget it! If you've tasted or smelled it once, you'll never forget it! Its unique, bewitching fragrance will leave you breathless, and its musky, amber, smoky, sweet and salty taste is inimitable. What is vadouvan? Vadouvan is [...]

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New organic peppers

Finding quality, pure-origin organic peppers is no easy task. Today, we're delighted to expand our range of organic peppers and introduce them to you. From Africa and Asia, these new black peppers come from East Africa (Tanzania), southern Sumatra and south-west India (Malabar and [...]).

What's gomasio?

In India, sesame seeds are considered a symbol of immortality, and perhaps this is one of the reasons for the exceptional longevity of the Japanese, whose gomasio is one of their flagship condiments? What is gomasio? On paper, nothing could be simpler: sesame seeds and salt. But not just any sesame [...].

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What is a spice?

Here are some explanations to help you understand what a spice is? a. What parts of plants are eaten in spices? the root: - turmeric, ginger, galangal the fruit : - vanilla, chillies, cardamom the fruit casing : - false peppercorns - mace (nutmeg) [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...

What is false pepper?

Unlike true peppers, which come exclusively from the Piper Nigrum, P. longum and P. cubeba families, false peppers are not part of the Piper genus, and in fact are not even members of the Piperaceae family. So what is a false pepper? False peppers include many [...]

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Saffron harvest 2018 in Morocco

On the road to Taliouine's organic saffron 12 days always go by fast, especially in Morocco where time stands still and you take your time. Take your time, then, to get from Marrakech Menara airport to Taliouine via the Test pass road in the High Atlas (Tizi n'Test // [...]).

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History of saffron (part 1)

4000 years of saffron cultivation worldwide From the Latin safranum, zarparan in Persia or Sahafaran in Hebrew, traces of crocus sativus - saffron - can be found on tablets in Iraq dating back to 2000 BC. Present on some Santorini frescoes, it was discovered 2000 years ago in the Roman Empire. [...]

History of spices in the world mappemonde by Lucien Boucher 1950 personal collection

History of spices around the world (Episode 4)

From the 11th to the 13th century, a balance of strongholds The great Italian republics played an important role in the spice trade. Venice, Genoa, Amalfi, Pisa and even Florence became rivals, given the importance of the trade. France and the people of Marseilles controlled the west coasts of Africa and the Mediterranean.