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[Johnna Holloway]

West to east?
Allspice, vanilla, chilli peppers, including paprika

Johnnae

Stefan li Rous wrote:  An herb/spice that was imported from the West to 
the East, rather than the other direction. We've talked about some local 
spices before, such as mustard, but this is the first that I can 
remember being traded from the West to the East, except perhaps for 
saffron.  Anyone know of any others (herb or spice)?