{"product_id":"2940014990981","title":"Seasonings","description":"Seasonings are an essential part of cooking. Seasonings make food more flavorful, and also identify regional\u003cbr\u003ecuisine. In the past seasonings were used as preservatives before modern preservatives came along so that food\u003cbr\u003ecould be kept longer. Salt was originally used to draw the water out of food which would preserve it and make it\u003cbr\u003eedible longer. Curing meat not only intensified the flavor it also kept the meat fresher so that it didn’t all have to\u003cbr\u003ebe eaten immediately or wasted.\u003cbr\u003eBefore there were grocery stores and restaurants, food was a little harder to come by. People had to make the\u003cbr\u003evegetables that they grew and the meat from hunting trips or livestock last. Over the centuries people improvised\u003cbr\u003eall kinds of seasonings from different materials to keep food fresh and to make it taste better. Some of these\u003cbr\u003eseasonings became an integral part of the cuisine of a particular region so that today we recognize certain foods\u003cbr\u003eas being part of a particular type of cuisine based on the seasonings that are used in that food.\u003cbr\u003eSeasonings are any items that are used to make the taste of food richer. Spices and herbs are the most commonly\u003cbr\u003eused seasonings but sauces, oils, dressings, marinades and other items are also considered seasonings. Even\u003cbr\u003ethough some seasonings, like salt, were used by all classes of people in the past using more exotic spices was\u003cbr\u003esomething that only the rich could afford because spices and other seasonings were very expensive.\u003cbr\u003eIn order to get spices and seasonings into Europe and other countries before the creation of trains and other\u003cbr\u003emotorized vehicles expeditions of merchants and explorers needed to be sent to the Far East to get spices and\u003cbr\u003eother seasonings. The trip was expensive and dangerous, making spices and seasonings something that only\u003cbr\u003enobility or royalty could afford.","brand":"Henry Lui","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080449966320,"sku":"2940014990981","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014990981_p0.jpg?v=1763626402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014990981","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}