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- 5. What makes black pepper spicy? (Hint - a chemical that makes your tongue tingle)
- 8. Salt can actually be a ________. (Hint - In emergencies, it keeps your body hydrated and balances minerals)
- 10. Because salt was super valuable in the past for preserving food and trading it was known as “White _____”
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- 1. Black pepper come from tiny dried berries called ___________
- 2. Together, salt and pepper can be called “Best _______” because salt brings flavor, pepper brings punch!
- 3. Black pepper is called the “____ of spices” because it was rare, expensive, and everyone wanted it in history
- 4. Did you know pepper can help digestion AND increase nutrient absorption. So it is indeed _______
- 6. Besides making food taste better salt is also used for _______
- 7. What’s the chemical name for table salt?
- 9. Salt makes all types of ____ taste better, even the most bitter type