CLASS 4 EVS

SPICY RIDDLES By:S.Dwivedi,K.V.Kamptee

Spices• What do spices give us???• They give us health,colour and fragrance;and most of all

they keep life from getting monotonous.• Spices hide in them our traditions and culture.• It was these spices that once turned our country into the

fabled“sone ki chidiya”.• The whole world,mesmerized by the taste of Indian

spices,searched for the way to reach India.• Coloumbus reached the Americas in search of India.It

was Vasco De Gamma who was able to find the sea route to India.

• Before knowing about spices,let’s study some history first.

Vasco De Gamma

Vasco De Gamma’s ship

Route of Vasco De Gamma

Dutch spice traders

Calicut port

Trading House

‘Kerala’-Centre of spice trade

Spices of India

The magic of spices

Further magic of spices

• Have cough and cold??Use Turmeric!

• Got hurt??Use turmeric!

• Got joint pain??Use Fenugreek!!

• High blood sugar??Use Fenugreek!!

• Indigestion??Use Cumin!!

• Teeth aching??Use Clove!!

Value of the lesson

• When we get aware of the traditions and heritage that make our lives happier,we start to love our land.