spices

When travelling i always wonder where the spices are coming from. There were so many traders and invaderes in all directions of the world, that i lost track where they originally came from.

Did they bring them from the Middle East to India?

Or did they brought the spices back to their home countries from India?

Anyhow the soukhs look very much like the indian bazaar, having almost the same kind of spices. But i must admit that i was a bit disappointed that the Tunesian cuisine was very mild flavoured....unless