Penang Tropical Spice Garden ...

What a good place this was ... Not so expensive at 14 MYR, but spent nearly 3 hours wandering about this wonderful collection of spice plants. Interested as am in spicy cooking from all over the world was delighted to discover some of the trees and shrubs from which they're derived. For instance I didn't know that pepper came from a climbing plant. And in scratching the bark of the Cinnamon tree it was like smelling this spice for the very first time. It was an explosion of fragrance that lasted for ages. Anyone watching would have thought I was a junkie finding some new mind-blowing 'hit'. Scrunching up the tiniest corner of a Clove tree leaf triggered another scent-mine to go off. There were others too ...

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Travel & Events

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• Penang.Malaysia
• Tropical Spice Garden

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A rather unconstructive critique reportandreport ... For your info' I posted a number of short vidz with little worry about quality in order to show a few of the places I was visiting during my travels. These videos were intended primarily for friends and family though don't mind if others have a squizz. Hope the biliousness passes and you find a longer term cure for your weak stomach ...

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Dizzying video. I'm gonna puke now.