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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 2 MIN

Nutmeg use in Zanzibar

from Cities and Memory - remixing the world · host Cities and Memory

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.

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