1. SPICY RIDDLES By:S.Dwivedi,K.V.Kamptee
CLASS 4 EVS
SPICY RIDDLES
By:S.Dwivedi,K.V.Kamptee

2. Spices What do spices give us???
They give us health,colour and fragrance;and most of all they keep life from getting monotonous.
Spices hide in them our traditions and culture.
It was these spices that once turned our country into the fabled“sone ki chidiya”.
The whole world,mesmerized by the taste of Indian spices,searched for the way to reach India.
Coloumbus reached the Americas in search of India.It was Vasco De Gamma who was able to find the sea route to India.
Before knowing about spices,let’s study some history first.

3. Vasco De Gamma

4. Vasco De Gamma’s ship

5. Route of Vasco De Gamma

6. Dutch spice traders

7. Calicut port

8. Trading House

9. ‘Kerala’-Centre of spice trade

10. Spices of India

11. The magic of spices

12. Further magic of spices
Have cough and cold??Use Turmeric!
Got hurt??Use turmeric!
Got joint pain??Use Fenugreek!!
High blood sugar??Use Fenugreek!!
Indigestion??Use Cumin!!
Teeth aching??Use Clove!!

13. Value of the lesson
When we get aware of the traditions and heritage that make our lives happier,we start to love our land.