. >> and peter gordon, who is in china. >> mmm, it's pretty pungent stuff this. >> mmm. between us, we explore the colorful past of spices and how they have changed the way we eat today. we follow the journey spices made from china over the silk routes to the middle east and from the spice islands through the spice ports of malacca, sri lanka, and kerala, via arabia to europe... and from central america to spain and from there around the rest of the world. spices can be the bark, root, bud, seed, or fruit of a plant. they can be used whole and fresh, dried, or, most commonly, pounded into a powder. the word spice comes from an old french word meaning special. spices came from lands at the edge of the world. many people in the ancient world believed spices came from paradise. the egyptians mummified their dead with cumin, the chinese burnt cloves to commune with the spirit world, and some medieval europeans believed nutmeg was the only cure for the plague. pepper was so valuable it was used instead of money, and it was pepper that the romans were so mad about. i'm in the

wildcats get a talented transfer in former kansas commit zach peters, but they also get a high impact freshman... (oh my goodness! aaron gordonds scouts of blake griffin... he's an explosive, high-energy player who will probably make several highlight shows with his rim-rattling dunks... but he brings more to the game than just dunking... coach: "he makes the game easieror everyone on the floor. from the point guard to everyone else, he gets guys shots, he opens up the floor. he's so versatile i can put him in the post or on the point. he'll create shots and always make the right basketball read." not only was aaron on our show álastá year... he was also on the show six years ago when we met his brother... drew gordon was a star basketball player who started his college career at ucla before finding success at new mexico... drew is now playing overseas, and aaron credits his brother with educating him about everything from basketball to recruiting to handling college life... aaron: "i appreciate drew's experience now mores than i did when i was a kid because i understand better what he's going through. trying to weed through