If you mention the representative spices of the Western world, then sage must have a place. Sage, the English sage, is said to have evolved from Latin. Sage was first recognized in Europe, mainly because of some of its botanical effects, and for people at that time, it was sometimes life-saving, hence the Latin name of 'saving'.
Sage because of its strong aroma, after it was transmitted from Italy to England, the Church in England noticed its aroma, and gradually before the religious activities were carried out, it would be used as incense, sage existed in this capacity for a long time, did not enter the diet, most Europeans did not know the existence of sage.
Sage is really into the field of vision of Europeans, according to some historical records, roughly until the 8th century AD, because of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Europe entered the dark Middle Ages, accounting for a few hills can be self-proclaimed king, full of so-called nobles, rule a mess, which also makes the spice trade basically monopolized by the Arabs, in order to reduce the dependence of those nobles on high-priced spices, the church began to promote sage, sage also began to truly become a dietary spice. In the Middle Ages, people who are more familiar with history know that the church played an important role in Europe, and sage was popularized by them, and naturally it was relatively smooth, and soon entered thousands of households, and all this was actually a helpless move in that period.
Although sage is a famous spice in Western cuisine, it is not too late in the history of its appearance in our country. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, the work "Erya" has a related record of sage, which is centuries earlier than in Europe. The name sage did not appear in our country until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it is still used today. Sage in our ancient times did not serve as a dietary spice, after all, we have a large treasure, most of the time there is a strong and unified dynasty, rich in a variety of spices thanks to this can be better circulated, so we did not have the european at that time helpless, if not the deepening of modern Chinese and Western exchanges, sage can also be used as a dietary spice.