The English built their entire imperial fortune on the international trade of exotic spices, teas, coffees, and chocolates. Horrific human atrocities were committed to cultivate the banana. Nightmarish acts of barbarity were performed to mass produce indigo and rum. People were dismembered by cannon fire to guarantee the free flow of turmeric and saffron.
Hell, mustard was one such condiment. You're not growing mustard plants on the Orkney Islands.
Its just so deliberately ahistoric. Like, I know The Mail exists to make anyone with a fucking education cringe. But god damn, they're good at their jobs.
The English built their entire imperial fortune on the international trade of exotic spices, teas, coffees, and chocolates. Horrific human atrocities were committed to cultivate the banana. Nightmarish acts of barbarity were performed to mass produce indigo and rum. People were dismembered by cannon fire to guarantee the free flow of turmeric and saffron.
Hell, mustard was one such condiment. You're not growing mustard plants on the Orkney Islands.
Its just so deliberately ahistoric. Like, I know The Mail exists to make anyone with a fucking education cringe. But god damn, they're good at their jobs.
Mustard is native to Europe and Central Asia
I read about this; it sounds like hyperbole but horrifically it was real.
they grow mustard in iceland, apparently lol. the english get off on that one