A rift in the earth’s mantle has caused a sea floor spreading zone between the islands of Sulawesi and Halmahere, causing subduction and related volcanic activity along the edge of both islands. There are sixteen volcanoes on the Halmahera volcanic arc, many of which are still active, and a...
Mustard, as a spice, has been adding its distinctive flavour to food for thousands of years. The Romans, for example, in earlier times used to crunch the seeds between their teeth during meals and later used mustard to preserve vegetables, a forerunner of what we know as piccalilli. The ...
Yellow rice (nasi kuning) is popular on the Eastern islands of Indonesia; it derives its colour from fresh or dried turmeric. In Bali, where alone in Indonesia Hinduism has survived, a tasty nasi kuning is prepared from rice, turmeric, coconut milk and aro...
Tanzania - Spice Islands, Indian Ocean, Swahili: The history of Zanzibar has been to a large extent shaped by the monsoons (prevailing trade winds) and by the island’s proximity to the African continent. The regular annual recurrence of the monsoons has
Indonesia - Majapahit, Spice Islands, Trade: In 1289 the Javanese king Kertanagara maltreated Kublai Khan’s envoy, who had been sent to demand the king’s submission. The Mongol emperor organized a punitive expedition in 1292, but Kertanagara was killed
On paper, this sounds like a good plan : Indonesia had 2 of the largest forests in the world on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo). Both islands were close from the Asian markets and rich with millions of some of the most valuable hardwoods on earth li...
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