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| Spice market in Istanbul |
My recent Spice Route Perfume Workshop had me knee deep in spices - and research. Studying the spice route is really studying the history of civilization. Collecting and selling spices is a global trade and tradition.
I'm lucky enough to live in New York City where ethnic diversity is the norm. I can wander city streets and travel through various ethnic neighborhoods, each with their own cuisine and spice markets. Chinatown has it's herbal pharmacies and food markets but just up the street is Little Italy. Beyond that is one of the city's Indian neighborhoods with fragrant spices spilling out. My favorite were the Greek markets on 9th Avenue in the 90's with containers of spices piled high into cone shapes. Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn is teeming with Middle Eastern markets with their potent spices.
There are spice markets all over the world,
each with rich and colorful histories.
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| Parisian Spice Market |
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| Bzurya Market |
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| Market in Aix-en-Provence |
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| Herb and spice market in Guangzhou |
