It is said that Louis XIV preferred pepper, and this preference is what lead to pepper's eventual dominance in the West. I don't have a great source for this,

It is said that Louis XIV preferred pepper, and this preference is what lead to pepper's eventual dominance in the West. I don't have a great source for this, but here's a gizmodo article... https://gizmodo.com/how-salt-and-pepper-became-the-yin-and-yang-of-condimen-1258049326 https://gizmodo.com/how-salt-and-pepper-became-the-yin-and-y...