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Meleguetta pepper

Guinea grains, a type of pepper from West Africa

Description:

Guinea grains, Afromomum meleguetta. Meleguetta pepper was a kind of pepper from what was known as the Grain Coast of West Africa. It was imported into Britain in large quantities in the 17th and early 18th century.

Creator: David Emeney

Date: 2003

Copyright: Copyright BCC Museum

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