An exhibition evoked the memory of the precious nutmeg, which gave the spice-laden Banda Islands in Maluku a major place in world history.

Banda: The Dark Forgotten Trail narrates the influence of the islands’ endemic spice, nutmeg, on the nation’s past and present. Produced by Sheila ‘Lala’ Timothy and directed by celebrated ...

Banda Run is a place where history meets legend, where traditional ships still sail past live volcanoes to a forgotten island that once changed the world. The tiny island the British traded for ...

While the Banda Islands grew nutmeg, Amboina - a set of nearby islands also in Indonesia ... “But whenever foods enter the pop culture lexicon the way pumpkin spice has in the U.S., ...

That little brown nut you grate into your meat curry or favorite sweet or drink, and which fills your kitchen with its heady, inviting aroma, is exported to the world out countries like Granada ...

One of the world’s most coveted territories during the days of Christopher Columbus, the spice-laden Banda Islands fell off the travel map long ago. But real adventurers still seek them out.

Phillip Winn, Slavery and cultural creativity in the Banda Islands, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 41, No. 3 (October 2010), pp. 365-389 Free online reading for over 10 million articles Save ...

Culture & Society. Book Review: Dutch Conquest Of Banda Islands Sowed Seeds Of Climate Crisis ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ offers a sharp critique of modernity, questioning the configured western ...