Seychelles Spice Gardens: A Sensory Exploration of Island Flavors and Herbal Remedies
Walk into the hills above Anse Royale on Mahé and the air changes. One moment you smell salt and humidity; the next, vanilla, damp earth, and something sharp and green — lemongrass, maybe, or crushed citronella. The trail opens onto a 35-hectare estate that has been producing spices since the late 1700s. Le Jardin du Roi Spice Garden is not a manicured botanical park. It is a working farm, a living museum, and a place where the layered history of Seychelles — African, European, Asian — is still growing in the soil. This article examines what the garden reveals