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Re:The Spice of Life by ucaetano on Monday January 08, 2018 @08:43PM (#16102775)
> spices, like salt

That's the issue. Spices in the article refer to asian spices in the spice trade, unlike salt, chilli peppers, (which are not native to asia at all), Garum, etc.

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Re:The Spice of Life by bllguo on Monday January 08, 2018 @09:08PM (#16102906)
No? He literally compares salt to black pepper in the article.
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Re:The Spice of Life by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @06:23AM (#16105272)
Spices are plants. Salt is a mineral.
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