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Mace begins as the brilliant red aril wrapped around a nutmeg seed. Explore how it becomes a delicate dried spice, its relationship with nutmeg and the difficult history behind its journey from the Banda Islands.

Nutmeg is the aromatic seed of Myristica fragrans, once wrapped in the scarlet aril that becomes mace. Explore its marbled interior, Banda Islands origin and extraordinary history as a valuable traded spice.