Zanzibar has long been the source of many spices and was once on the famous spice route. Many slaves worked the plantations to produce spices and one trader is famous for his clove plantations. We stopped outside his grand house, which today lies in disrepair.
We were spirited off to a spice farm to see the many, many spices in production. In truth this was a demonstration farm only, with small plantings of the various spices to show tourists how they are grown.
We walked around the grounds and saw many different spices in their natural state...
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| Nutmeg |
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| Black Pepper (and all other colours of pepper depending on how it is processed. |
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| Vanilla Beans |
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| Iodine Tree |
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| Lychee Fruit |
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| Ginger Root |
It was fascinating, and we were glad to get back to our hotel after a very, very, very hot day with much walking in the heat and direct sun! An interesting torture...er...I mean tour!
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