Pierre Poivre the Seychelles. Pierre Poivre married Françoise Robin (1749 - 1841) on 5 September 1766 in Pommiers, Rhône. They had three children: He was an uncle to the renowned French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814). The Poivre Islands coral atoll is named in his honor. They are located in the Amirante Islands group of coral islands and atolls that belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. Pierre's surname means "pepper" (;) in French, leading some authors to identify him as the subject of the Peter Piper rhyme. Pierre Poivre Pierre Poivre (23 August 1719 – 6 January 1786) was an 18th
Soy sauce Soy sauce Soy sauce (also called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of Chinese origin, made from a fermented paste of soybeans, roasted grain, brine, and "Aspergillus oryzae" or "Aspergillus sojae" molds. Soy sauce in its current form was created about 2,200 years ago during the Western Han dynasty of ancient China, and spread throughout East and Southeast Asia where it is used in cooking and as a condiment. Soy sauce (醬油) is considered almost as old as soy paste—a type of fermented paste (Jiang, ) obtained from soybeans—which had appeared during the Western Han dynasty (206