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Nutmeg use in Zanzibar
Published 4 months, 1 week ago
Description
A tour guide in the spice farm is describing to the group how nutmeg is used by locals to as a drug by men to replace alcohol, or is given to young bridges who are afraid of their wedding night.
Zanzibar is known as the “spice island” and exports a number of spices including nutmeg. It also does a roaring tourist trade showing tourists around the farms and selling spices in Stone Town market.
Recorded in Dole, Zanzibar by Marg Laing.