European people used as much seasoning as they could get access to for most of history. Most of the time that was onions, garlic, mustard, and various other herbs and whatever that could be grown locally, but people generally used as much spice as they could afford and get access to. European food only became deliberately bland a like 200 years ago because of some weird bourgeois thing about poor people getting uppity if they ate spicy food or something, I can't remember the exact details.
But if you look at medieval recipes they use a startling amount of anise and stuff.
You okay babe? you've barely touched your unseasoned stew made entirely of root vegetables.
You joke but I eat root vegetable soup every day from the local coop and it's great
Yeah I typed it out and was like damn I want that now.
As one should in winter. My favorite part about this season is root vegetable soups and eating ungodly amounts of citrus.
European people used as much seasoning as they could get access to for most of history. Most of the time that was onions, garlic, mustard, and various other herbs and whatever that could be grown locally, but people generally used as much spice as they could afford and get access to. European food only became deliberately bland a like 200 years ago because of some weird bourgeois thing about poor people getting uppity if they ate spicy food or something, I can't remember the exact details.
But if you look at medieval recipes they use a startling amount of anise and stuff.