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Does monosodium glutamate count as a spice?


@FMF


Spice (Dune); that way I could fold space and get off the island.


I'm going to go with cumin (my 2nd choice) because I think a lot of others would pick chili peppers, so my cumin would be rarer and therefore more valuable when it came to bartering.


@Kevin-Eleven

that's what she said.


@fmf said
Does monosodium glutamate count as a spice?
No; however, westerners who latch onto the word "umami" are best avoided.

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@fmf said
Definition of Spice: an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food.

You are on a desert island which provides you with a supply of vegetables and fruit [and there is a supply of fresh water. You have salt, pepper, and garlic and onions/shalots. Admittedly, in culinary terms, you are in for a boring time. Nevertheless...

You can have just ONE spice.

What would it be?
Turmeric I think?


@woodgirl said
Turmeric I think?
A very good choice, especially for its anti-inflammatory and other health-preserving/-improving properties.


@fmf said
Definition of Spice: an aromatic or pungent vegetable substance used to flavour food.

You are on a desert island which provides you with a supply of vegetables and fruit [and there is a supply of fresh water. You have salt, pepper, and garlic and onions/shalots. Admittedly, in culinary terms, you are in for a boring time. Nevertheless...

You can have just ONE spice.

What would it be?
Salt, pepper, garlic, onion...
No sugar?
Sugar


@gambrel said
Salt, pepper, garlic, onion...
No sugar?
Sugar
Hmm. How exactly to categorize sugar? Tomatoes are tricky enough -- but sugar!


@gambrel said
Salt, pepper, garlic, onion...
No sugar?
Sugar
Sugar?

Your Kobayashi Maru manoeuvre is noted.


@fmf said
Sugar?

Your Kobayashi Maru manoeuvre is noted.
Live long and prosper.


@the-gravedigger said
Live long and prosper.
πŸ™„
Which swine has given me a red thumb for wishing FMF a long and prosperous life.
Reveal yourself !


@the-gravedigger said
πŸ™„
Which swine has given me a red thumb for wishing FMF a long and prosperous life.
Reveal yourself !
Ya, like that’s gunna happen.😲

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@moonbus said
@FMF


Spice (Dune); that way I could fold space and get off the island.
Are you a Spacing Guild Navigator?

We of the Sisterhood use the spice Melange for entirely different reasons.


@great-big-stees said
Ya, like that’s gunna happen.😲
Are you saying there are folks on here who don't play with a straight bat. I'm stunned Sir.