On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 6:19:33 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> "Bruce" wrote in message ...
>
> On Thu, 22 Jun 2017 09:48:56 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
> >"jmcquown" wrote in message news > >
> >On 6/21/2017 8:33 PM, cshenk wrote:
> >> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >>
> >>> "Gary" wrote in message news > >>> On 6/21/2017 10:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>> When Dad was 83, Mom had a hard time getting him to eat. (It didn't
> >>>> help that he had Alzheimers.) There was nothing wrong with her pot
> >>>> roast, mashed potatoes and green beans. But she never really made
> >>>> much use of herbs and spices.
> >>>
> >>> No offense to Mom but that comment right there explains why he didn't
> >>> care to eat her food. No herbs or spices? Bland crappy food, imo.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ==
> >>>
> >>> Why? Not everyone likes spices you know!
> >>
> >> (fixed minor typo above).
> >>
> >> It may be a language thing here but you seem to relate the word
> >> 'spices' to 'spicy' and mean hot. USA/Canada folks don't mean that when
> >> they says 'spices' in the same way you might be thinking. Sure, we
> >> might but it's not automatic.
> >>
> >Surely you know by now Ophelia and her husband don't like pepper. I
> >don't mean chili peppers, just plain ground pepper, which *is* a spice.
> >
> >To me, life without pepper would be very bland indeed. But we can't all
> >like the same things.
>
> I think I could live without spices.
>
> ==
>
> I do I don't understand the desperation to cover up the flavour of
> whatever people are cooking.
>
> I use herbs and seasoning and that is fine for us

It's not about covering up. It's about enjoying the flavor of the
spices. I enjoy plain chicken. I enjoy curried chicken. It's
all good.

Cindy Hamilton