were spices expensive?!
when the europeans brought spices back to europe were they expensive
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Yes. It's amazing what the European were willing to do to get it. They would sail for months and months through bad weather and facing savage tribes with such primitive ships. From Holland and Portugal to Goa, India and Indonesia, just to bring back pepper, cloves, Vanilla, chocolate, vanilla, etc.
Yes, they used to be very valuable, and were used in many ethnic dishes.