Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Jars of peppercorns were found in Egyptian tombs, and slipped into the nostrils of Ramses II, who was mummified in 1213 BC. Cleopatra is said to have had lotions made with black pepper to rub into her skin.

What the *actual* hell.