Happy New Year from The Spicecast! This holiday season, learn about the rhizome that could potentially replace cloves in your recipes, and why it might not be a good guard against the Black Plague.

Spice Oddities is a shorter-form series that highlights uncommon spices and ingredients from around the world.

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Cover Art - "Red hot pepper with fire vector" by freedesignfile (CC-BY)

Music - "Running Out" by Patrick Patrikios (CC0)