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Brits: Salt is a spice (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well, the whole spice trade was literally wealthy people buying taste.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

...eh...profiting in a commodity trade doesn't mean you...Ever see any midwestern farmer actually eat chickpeas? They love the bushel price most years though.