1. Spices were highly valuable commodities in medieval Europe due to their scarcity and difficulty to obtain, fueling myths about their origins.
2. European powers including Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and England competed to monopolize the lucrative spice trade, carving up territories through agreements like the Treaty of Tordesillas.
3. The Dutch eventually came to dominate the 17th century spice trade world through controlling key ports and islands that produced spices, such as capturing Malacca and the Moluccas from the Portuguese and British.
2. Indonesian Culinary
Asean Spice in EUROPE
Ancient Roman times - widely known, direct access, the prestigious
but not sacred Dark Ages - direct access cut off, the trade
controlled by foreigners (Arabs), a rare, expensive and full of
mysticism Abad Browsing & Imperialism retrieval source spices, bring
prosperity back to Europe, commodities belle competition
monopoly source of spices, massive trade - Modern Age began to
lose its charm in the fields of trade, pharmaceuticals and even
culinary
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3. • Community medieval Europe
used to consume food that is
bad because of the low
standard of living in that day.
There is a need for improving the
taste of food to disguise the salty
taste of salt and flavor of meat
has long / rot. Pepper, ginger,
nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon is the
solution and to be excellent
trade.
• The herb is also used for the
purpose: to call on God and
cast out demons, heal disease /
repel outbreaks, increase sexual
arousal.
Motivation Browsing Early
Ages
Indonesian Culinary
4. Spices are a valuable commodity because of the scarcity and
high degree of difficulty to obtain - give birth to myths about
heaven. Very few Europeans who've actually visited Indies (ex.
Marco Polo) and look straight spice plants. But the testimony of
Marco Polo spice island is not trusted because it is too ordinary /
not fantastic. Accurate information about the origin of spices
the secret of a specific community or recounted with a colorful
tone and improvisation - unbelievable as it nears the picture of
heaven. The search for a catalyst spices exploration and
European colonization in Asia and America. Spices indirectly
reconstruct the world in the Middle Ages.
Indonesian Culinary
5. “Could not find the spice island,
"lost" to the US The discovery of
America later on introducing a
new spice in the world: vanilla,
pepper Jamaica (pimenta), and
chili
Columbus
6. “find the path of the spice
trade in the island of Malabar,
India (1498)
Vasco Da Gama
7. “Looking for a new route to the
Moluccas, the first European
to circumnavigate the world
Magellan
8. • European imperialism in Asia is built on the basis of a search of
cinnamon, cloves, pepper, nutmeg and mace.
• Motivation to monopolize the spice trade. Competing among
Europeans (Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English) Treaty of Tordesillas
(1494): an agreement between Spanish and Portuguese divide the
earth into 2 - Portuguese colony on the east side, Spanish on the
west side. The lines of demarcation: the Cape Verde Islands
• Malacca as a meeting point through which all spices from the East
claimed by the Portuguese. The Portuguese also claimed the
Maluku Islands; producer of cloves, nutmeg and mace.
• Spain claimed behind the Maluku Islands, after the success of the
Magellan expedition reached the Moluccas on the western route
(1522). Through the agreement Zaragoza (1529), the Maluku Islands
are returned to Portugal with the compensation amount of money.
Spice &
European Imperialism
9. Indonesian Culinary
Spice and European Imperialism
In 1599, the first Dutch ship came to the Moluccas In
1601, the first British ship also got Maluku In 1605,
Ternate escape from the Portuguese to the Dutch
(VOC). Tragedy Amboyna (February 16, 1623): the
arrest and murder of British merchants by Dutch
troops in Maluku
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10. Indonesian Culinary
Spice and European Imperialism
Malacca fell to the Dutch in 1641 Malabar fell to the
Netherlands in 1663 Treaty of Breda (1667): British
relinquished claims to the Moluccas, exchanged for
recognition of New Amsterdam (New York)
deprived of the Netherlands Mid 17th century, the
spice trade world is ruled by the Dutch (VOC).
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