Andrew Mellman wrote:"That’s why fiery food is commonplace in the same tropical places that love soup for dinner. "
While you aren't wrong, a better reason is that back in the days before refrigeration foods spoiled and/or became rancid quickly in the torrid zones, and to mask the off-taste people started using heavy/hot seasonings (which tend to mask rancidity and promote the original flavors).
Robin Garr wrote:English spent a lot of money sending tall ships to "the Spice Islands" to get pepper for similar reasons, because food spoils even in chilly Blighty.
Andrew Mellman wrote:I think food anthropology (like food itself) is an art, not a science . . .
Mary Anne
Foodie
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:31 am
Louisville: Highlands
Mary Anne
Foodie
426
Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:31 am
Louisville: Highlands
Mary Anne
Foodie
426
Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:31 am
Louisville: Highlands
Andrew Mellman wrote:"That’s why fiery food is commonplace in the same tropical places that love soup for dinner. "
While you aren't wrong, a better reason is that back in the days before refrigeration foods spoiled and/or became rancid quickly in the torrid zones, and to mask the off-taste people started using heavy/hot seasonings (which tend to mask rancidity and promote the original flavors).
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