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North of Europe used horseradish as the closer substitute. Some notes: 1) The results depend on how we define spice. Many European countries use cheese to add
by pvaldes 3y ago
North of Europe used horseradish as the closer substitute.
Some notes:
1) The results depend on how we define spice. Many European countries use cheese to add interesting flavors to the food. Other parts of the world are more lactose intolerant and probably use spices where the west would simply use some type of cheese. A lot of berries dried or fresh could also play that role. Black currants could be easily included among spices for this purpose.
3) As a general rule, the poorest the diet, the more spices will include. If you basically eat rice each day, you will crave for something able to add a different taste each day
4) Places with more biodiversity have more choices. Small forests in Tropical areas have twenty times more tree species that entire countries in Europe so the number of possible sources of flavor is much higher.
- JohnFen 3y ago> The results depend on how we define spice. I thought this was well-defined. Herbs & spices come from plants. An herb is the leaf of the plant, and a spice is any non-leaf part of the plant. Am I mistaken?
- sdflhasjd 3y agoThat's how we define spices, but what is "spice"?
- JohnFen 3y agoWell, until I read this comment thread, I wasn't aware that there was an ambiguity with that, either. "Spice" is synonymous with "spices". I thought the ambiguity was the difference between "spicy" and "spiced", where people often use "spicy" to mean "hot", and "spiced" to mean "contains spices", but not necessarily hot. Now that I'm aware that others find ambiguity, I have nothing I can say about it because this is new information to me. I suppose it's up to them to define it!
- BenjiWiebe 3y agoHard cheese, especially aged hard cheese, has extremely low lactose and is unlikely to be an issue, especially if used as an ingredient.
- Glawen 3y agoYeah, but if people are lactose intolerant, why would they produce milk and develop cheesemaking techniques? Cheese is a way to store excess milk