India’s success at growing spices is largely based on her physical attributes. The environment is perfect for growing spices – high humidity, and a range of climatic conditions produce ideal conditions for cultivating a wide variety crops. Turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper, clove, coriander and red chilli, to name just a few. Many of these are native to the subcontinent, but others have arrived from elsewhere in the world. And it’s not just for their culinary benefits that spices are popular in India for the health purposes