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Sugar
I live in a city of sugar. Once the watery doorway between the unrefined colonies and a refined Europe. A port welcoming shiploads of exotic raw products from the islands, vanilla, rum, spices and sugar, bringing the flavor of far-off lands to our city, intriguing the people of Nantes, allowing them the luxury of dreaming of something tropical and extraordinary without embarking on a perilous voyage. Rum, spices, vanilla quickly became part of their culinary repertoire, enriching the…