Variety’s the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
William Cowper (1731–1800), English poet, in "The Timepiece" (1785)
A lot of people are still very afraid of spice. A lot of them don’t
know how to use the full potential of spice. I hope to make them more
comfortable using spice and able to add it to their cooking.
Maneet Chauhan, Indian American chef
Perhaps a little unusually, a large bowl of dried hot peppers resides in our office kitchen. The sight of it brings a smile as it reminds me of a family story. Following my grandfather’s return home from military service in Italy in WWII, he and my grandmother would visit their neighbourhood hostelry and slip the hot pepper shaker from the table into her purse to take home with them. Apparently, they were not afraid of a little spice. ;-)
Ah, so that explains the expression "...just a pinch of spice..."
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