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The Civilization Which Discovered That the Flavor Profile of Food Could Be Improved by Aging it, the Anglo Saxon Term for the Gallic “Saisonner” (to Season), and the Reason the Term “Season/Seasoning” Became Associated With Any Aromatic Which Can Embellish the Flavor Profile of Food(s) Post the 13th Century A.D.

When the Gauls discovered that some food tastes could be improved by aging them which was referred to as "passing of the seasons", they called it "saisonner". After being conquered by the Normans in 1066, the Anglo Saxons called the new aging process “seasoning". With the introduction of Middle Eastern spices from returning Crusaders in the 13th century, seasoning took on the meaning of anything that embellishes the taste of food...


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