Mother/Father of the Spices

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   Greetings from my last day (Thursday) in Zanzibar.  I have Dar es Salaam on Friday and a six-hour layover in Amsterdam before arriving back in New York on Saturday.


MOTHER OF THE SPICES--Ginger.

FATHER OF THE SPICES--Cloves.

BABY SPICE--The result of combining the above two spices...A member of the Spice Girls...OK, I made this one up.

NATURAL IODINE
NATURAL LIPSTICK--My tour guide didn't give other names for these plants.  OED?

MALARIA TREE--Quinine, for its supposed help in curing malaria.  OED?

MYOMA--The tour guide said that something was good for diarrhea, so I asked if there was anything like "Montezuma's revenge" or "Aztec two-step" or "Turkey trots" or "Delly belly."  He said that this the Swahili name for diarrhea.  However, tell ten of your friends it's "Zanzibar zing" and that it started here.

   These (English?) descriptions are from the spice packages that I bought.  I'll send the spices to the first person to request them and pay postage:

GINGER ROOTS--This is good for rice making and tea especially for cold area in case it gives body warm and also is good for men that it give up or stimulates men sexual organs.  Gift from Zanzibar Spices Islands.

NUTMEG--This is better for drinks, cooking and for woman that given up strong desire for making or to fulfill their men.  You have to break and inside you get nut that what we used for cooking like meat etc.  Gift from Zanzibar Spices Islands.  PRODUCED BY BAHAMA SPICE FARM.

CLOVES--is better for tooth pain and stomach pain as wel for cooking rice and tea making.  Gift from Zanzibar Spices Islands.

ZANZIBAR BLACK PEPPER--Is better spice which we are use for making Curry but also Black Pepper can be use for making Pilau or rice also Black Pepper we use for cooking in some of sweet food like test milk and porridge, Black Pepper is better for meat that gives slight hot test in meat.  PRODUCED BY BAHAMA SPICE FARM.

HOT CHILLY--This is hottest Spices that given hot test for food and well it gives body warm.  Gift from Zanzibar Spice Island.

CARDAMOM--This is Spice that used for multi purpose e.g rice, cakes, maandazi, tea etc.  Gift from Zanzibar Spices Islands.

TURMERIC POWDER--This better for making curry also turmeric can be used in all grill cooking inspite of this turmeric can be used for cooking in meat, fishes, just to change the colour or to give colour good.

ZANZIBAR RED CURRY--This is good for red coloring of good e.g. Chicken, Fishers and other they all Chicken Tandoori.  Gift from Zanzibar Spice Island.