This is due to essential oils that slowly evaporate as spices age, leaving them dull in flavor.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
The New Extraction Economy Early colonial powers extracted gold, spices and resources from distant lands while giving little back to local communities.
This includes liquids and liquidy things, such as any drink, yogurt, syrup, soup, jams and jellies, condiments, or anything jarred in oil, as well as spreadables like nut butters, pâté, creamy cheeses, frosting, and dips and spreads such as hummus.
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Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 Sep. 2025
Nosrat devotes a whole chapter of Good Things to homemade condiments, components, and toppings.
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