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Curry spices, fruits and oils from Asia were part of the European diet thousands of years earlier than previously believed, according to new research. Asian spices such as turmeric and fruits like the banana had already reached the Mediterranean more than 3,000 years ago, suggests the study. Researchers analysing food residue in tooth tartar found that even in the Bronze Age, long-distance trade in culinary goods was already connecting distant societies. They believe market traders in the eastern Mediterranean city of Megiddo in modern-day Israel 3,700 years ago were selling sesame oil and bowls of exotic Asian spices as well as staples of European diets including wheat, millet and dates.

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