SC - Spices in cooking [was Jamaican Jerk (was jerked meat)]

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Gedney, Jeff wrote:

> Reasons for use of spices in the middle ages:
> 
> 1) They were expensive, and had to be imported, so spiced foods were a
> way of showing off how rich you are (if you are rich)
> 2) THEY MAKE THINGS TASTE GOOD
> 3) They were expensive, and had to be imported, so spiced foods were a
> way of showing your guests how much you though of them (if you are not
> so rich)
> 4) THEY MAKE THINGS TASTE GOOD
> 5) Crusaders got used to the spiced foods in the Middle East, and
> brought back those preferences, and spices, with them.
> 6) THEY MAKE THINGS TASTE GOOD

In a world where a lot of people never travelled more than maybe 20
miles from their birthplace, spices had a role of exoticism and romance
in everyday, or even festival day, life...also, they were seen as having
medicinal value, and were a way of displaying that you were not only
rich, but edumacated, as well...

Adamantius

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