Elephants:There are an abundance of elephants in Cochin-China, although they make no use of it nor know how to tame or train it. They bring them tamed...

Great heat of India:This kingdom location produce a climate that is rather hot than cold; but not as hot as India. In contrast to India, there are fou...

Can fruit: (as described by Borri): the outward form and nature is like our pomegranate; but within it contains a substance almost liquid, which is ta...

Their drink:Cochin-China produces no grapes, and therefore instead of wine they drink a liquor distilled from rice, which taste like brandy. Graver pe...

Balachiam: And to the Cochin-Chinese, fish is more valued than flesh, because the furnish themselves with a king of sauce called balachiam; which is m...