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Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 4:31:46 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 12:41:21 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> > > > In article
> > > > >,
> > > > says...
> > > > > Subject: Have Your Tastes in Food Changed?
> > > > > From: Cindy Hamilton >
> > > > > Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 6:19:33 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > > > [quoted text muted]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 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.
> > > > >
> > > > You can also use some spices to enhance the natural
> > > > flavour of food, so subtly that the spice used can't be tasted
> > > > let alone identified. Cumin has that effect in amny stews and
> > > > soups; a grate of nutmeg into frying mushrooms makes tham taste
> > > > more mushroomy; cardamom invisibly enhances many cakes and
> > > > milk puddings. A clove or two infused in the milk used for
> > > > bread sauce.
> > > >
> > > > I'm sometimes struck in rfc by Americans using the
> > > > word"spice" for ingredients I'd classify as a herb. In UK
> > > > English herbs and spices are two distinct groups, the terms are
> > > > not interchangeable.
> > >
> > > Depends on the American. In my lexicon:
> > >
> > > Herb: leaves and relatively tender stems of plants
> > > Spice: seeds, bark, pods, roots, and other plant parts
> > >
> > > Of course, some sort of flavor component is implied. Rice is a
> > > seed, but it's not a spice.
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > Matches. Not sure what to do with lavender or rose flowers though!
> >
>
> I'd say herb. Thinking of lavender in Herbs de Provence.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Probably closest we got for them!

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