World Spices Trivia: The Flavors That Moved Empires

Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world by weight, comes from which part of the crocus flower?

• The petals
• The dried stigmas
• The stamens
• The roots

Which spice was so prized in medieval Europe that it was used to pay rents and dowries?

• Cloves
• Ginger
• Black pepper
• Cardamom

Vanilla is native to which region, where the Totonac people first cultivated it?

• Madagascar
• Indonesia
• India
• Mexico