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This lady is an amazing traveler. Very friendly, polite and respectful of cultures and people. I hope she does well in her travels

I’m from Kerala and it’s nice to see people like Kate who immerses herself in the culture. Well done documentary.

Very nicely made documentary. The Snake boat race is from the banks of the Pamba river, my native place. I notice many familiar faces in this video. Pepper vines in my village have almost all been destroyed by the floods in 2018.

I love this documentary. What we take for granted in our kitchen has an extensive labor behind it. We are lucky in this day and age that we can access the spices in a local supermarket near us.

I love that the temple offering of cinnamon is distributed among the poor, not burned or otherwise destroyed.

in Borneo (Sarawak}, pepper berries are only harvested when ripe. young pepper berries are fragile even if had been dried, and shelf life is short. peppers are planted systematically in rows with a hard wood as supporting pole (about 10-12 feet} for each vine of pepper. matured pepper berries have higher market price. in Borneo,we don't plant peppers in the jungle or take the wild trees as poles, cos wild plants will rob away the nutrients from the pepper plant.

These lady has a beautiful heart and soul. God bless her

Sri Lanka was not known as Ceylon at the time. It was likely called Heladiva/ Helabima / Sinhaladipa by the locals. It was known by Arabs as Serandib and the Persians as Serendip at the time (fun fact: the word serendipity, meaning an unexpected but happy/ fortunate discovery, is derived from this). The Portuguese called the island Ceilao (likely derived from old Greek and Roman names), which may have been a root of the later name Ceylon.

This is a very underrated channel. I love learning about the history of different foods and spices. It has shaped the world we know today in more ways than people can imagine.

I love you and the people you interacted with!!💞💕💓💕💞I'm a chef in Albuquerque, New Mexico and have taught Culinary Arts for over 20 years and cooked for over 55 years. The final paper for Culinary I was the Spice Report. I've read 100s of them and thought I had heard and read it all!!! But your personal stories of the people doing the work was fascinating and heart breaking. The way the medical aspect was woven into the story was fantastic and gives a whole different aspect to the importance of these precious spices to the world. I will always use the stories of the people in my teaching from now on. And will play this video on the day the reports are handed in. It is a wonderful documentary in all aspects of production, the host, the breathtakingly beautiful videography, the interesting and human story, and information about the spices!!! Thank you so much💞💕💓💕💞

My pepper grinder broke and I tried to buy another but they are so poorly made now, it broke too, so now I grind my pepper fresh in my mortar and pestle. I don’t think I will go back to another way - it is just so delicious. I learned how to make perfect spaghetti carbonara this summer with lots of freshly cracked fragrant black pepper.

I could see many of my villagers in the snake boat.Really amazing.

This is the kind of video I'm really interested in, that's why I liked Good Eats so much. I have intersecting interests in science, food, and history so this is right up my alley. ♥

Kate certainly gives her heart and soul into her presentations.

KATE! I love her attitude and live vicariously through her. Would love to travel with her!

Kate Humble made the documentary not only informative, but also entertaining. I love her style. New fan here. ☺️

This was beautifully done and I’m ashamed of never finding out where these things come from until now! I’m sorry people are saying they felt she was disrespectful, because I felt the opposite! She did a great job showing the hard work, time and care put into their craft and the honor of that, as well as the painful consequences. She also did a great job of helping (especially the women) relax, which is hard for anyone when you can’t speak the same language. God bless the people of India and Sri Lanka 🇮🇳🇱🇰

There is a root from a tree that grows near where I live in Eastern North America. It's often used as a spice. The Sassafras Tree has three distinct leave shapes and when you inflict trauma onto the plant and mash the leaves, they release a aroma that smells like Root Beer, a soda drink from around here. The roots and young plants used to be used to make the soda and an older drink called sarsaparilla. The Tree might have carcinogenic properties and synthetic substances replaced it as the main ingredient in the commercial market but you can still make it the traditional way just know that your house will smell like root beer for a good two days!

The best English documentary I have seen. She is the best narrator, appreciate her talent. Love it

The most beautiful thing about us humans is our traditions. Hopefully, in another 2,000 years, we will still have them. Really good video.