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Cinnamon, spice, and everything nice?

Would they have like came themself if they knew about allspice?

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[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And when spices became cheap enough for the masses, rich people suddenly wanted flavorless food.

ETA: This is an oversimplification. Rich people also wanted to show they didn't have to eat spoiled food, so they instructed their chefs to get the freshest ingredients and barely cook them to highlight its "natural flavor."

Poor people used cheap spices to hide spoilage, one example of which we know today as corned beef.

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