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December 08, 2009, 6:37PM

FOODIE FLASHCARDS
Want to know more about spices or coffees or wine? Ghigo Press offers a deck of reference cards on each of the topics. The company also makes educational wall calendars ($13.95) on the topics and wine grape posters ($13.95).

Each $15.95 card set includes 45 photo cards with facts and, in some cases, recipes.
Spice: Each spice card details the history of a spice, its origin, with dishes and wines that pair well with its flavor.

Coffee: The coffee cards explore the many coffees of the world with instructions for making them.

Vinifera: Cards for wine-lovers contain descriptions, stories and classic pairings of the “world’s great wine grapes,” including less well-known varieties such as carignan, dolcetto, primitivo and viura.