Back in the 16th century Spices were more valuable than gold with European powers competing for routes to the Spice islands of South East Asia. The only way to reach these exotic islands was to round the southern tip of Africa before crossing the treacherous Indian Ocean. Nutmeg was one of many tropical spices along with cloves, cinnamon, star anise, ginger and pepper which were highly sought after at the time. The nutmeg tree is unique in that we derive two spices from its fruit, the brown seed

Although mace and nutmeg come from the same fruit, the process of harvesting mace is far more intricate. #mace #indianspices #spices | Business Insider

Nutmeg farming/jayikayi [Growing on the tree in Karnataka Nutmeg plantation in Karnataka Nutmeg is harvested through out the year in South India. #Nutmeg#jayikayi#Nutmegfarming "last year video again re telecast" | My Nature India Foundation