I grew up eating vegetables flavored with boiled water. My parents thought they cracked the gourmet code when they switched to steam flavored veggies. I had no idea vegetables could be delicious until I was an adult.

Well yeah of course not. We only got them to show off to the dutch.

This meme is classist. The spices are for the aristocracy, and for trade with more culinarily refined cultures. They are not for the smallfolk!