A SECRET WEAPON FOR GENIE

Herbs and spices were considerably prized in the ʿAbbāsid Caliphate (ce 750–1258), and, from the capital metropolis of Baghdad, sumptuous banquets hosted by the caliph were being well prepared with herbs and spices to achieve flavours like sweet, sour, fragrant, and pungent. In ce 812 Charlemagne issued a decree listing each of the herbs as wel