Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> 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
Yup. No problem that she likes a simpler cooking style, but like you,
I like to use spices to good effect. I like plain rice. I also like
curried fried rice and a variety of 'rice ball' mixes.
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