14/10/2026
Ada rempah dapur yang pernah diperebutkan kapal-kapal dari seluruh dunia. Tebak apa? ๐ค
Jawabannya: pala! ๐ Selama berabad-abad, pala dikenal hanya berasal dari Kepulauan Banda di Maluku. Harganya di Eropa pernah sangat tinggi, sampai pedagang rela berlayar berbulan-bulan dan menguasainya dengan benteng dan kontrak dagang. Satu fakta lagi: biji pala dan fuli, selubung merahnya, berasal dari buah yang sama. Bahkan sebuah pulau penghasil pala disebut pernah ditukar dengan Manhattan lewat perjanjian dagang abad ke-17. ๐
Buat kita yang jauh dari kampung halaman, sejumput pala di semangkuk sop bisa bawa pulang banyak kenangan. ๐ฎ๐ฉ
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๐ฌ Kamu biasanya pakai pala buat masakan apa?
๐ Simpan dan bagikan ke temanmu yang doyan sejarah rempah.
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Thereโs a kitchen spice that was once fought over by ships from all around the world. Can you guess it? ๐ค
Itโs nutmeg! ๐ For centuries, nutmeg was known to come only from the Banda Islands in Maluku. Its price in Europe once soared so high that traders sailed for months and controlled it with forts and trade contracts. One more fact: the nutmeg seed and mace, its red covering, come from the same fruit. A nutmeg-producing island is even said to have been traded for Manhattan through a 17th-century treaty. ๐
For those of us far from home, a pinch of nutmeg in a bowl of soup can bring back a lot of memories. ๐ฎ๐ฉ
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๐ฌ What do you usually use nutmeg for?
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