Archive 01 · The first portCalicut · Malabar Coast
Calicut.
01 / The beginning
Arabian Sea · Monsoon season
The harbour where flavour became history.
Calicut was less a border than a threshold, the place where soil, sea and distant tables met.
Port ledger · A living exchange
What arrived. What remained.
- Arabia
- Rice, perfume, a language of hospitality 01
- China
- Ceramics, fishing nets, quiet craft 02
- Portugal
- Chilli, vinegar, a new kind of heat 03
- Malabar
- Pepper, coconut, generosity without end 04