These medicines are hiding in your spice rack | Kanchan Koya & Dr. Sarah Berry

[@696969bold]

Good Lord, your mind is sooooo beautiful! I can listen to Kanchan Koya all day.

[@Shay3356]

Cinnamon and cloves tea OH MY GOD👌

[@makeadifference4all]

I like adding spices to my coffee, an easy way to get a daily dose.

[@Elspm]

Cardamom coffee is a lovely drink

[@janewrin1830]

@@Elspm ground? I guess just test how much until you like it?

[@galloping3265]

5 spice covers all the bases.

[@michaelstreeter3125]

Lesson of the day here is spices, such as cinnamon have a natural packaging (cells walls and internal structures), which protect the polyphenols and you can get a bit more out of the spice by crushing the it as part of the prep, rather than buying ground spice, releasing the bioactives and fragrance at the last minute. Also, using mixed spices is a good idea because they are already blended in the correct proportions.

[@sundiataq]

Great stuff... I hardly used to cook with spices, but over a year ago, I switched to an exclusively whole food diet, and since have started incorporating a variety of spices into my diet. Practically every day now, I make a vegetable stew in addition to whatever else I'm eating. To this stew, I always add ceylon cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, chilli powder, parsley, dille, oregano, coriander, rosemary, turmeric, black pepper, a pinch of nutmeg and a little salt. Garlic and ginger are a no-brainer of course. All this adds a lot of flavor and I genuinely feel way better, in part because of these spices. Next I'll be trying to incorporate star anise into the mix...

[@DavidPodolsky]

Excellent podcast. I increased my intake of spices quite a bit a few months ago and inflammation is definitely down. They also help me feel satiated quicker and eat less. Also, the flavor that it adds is amazing. I tried all sorts of things - pipali pepper on tomato soup, cacao on smoothies, cinnamon or cacao on oatmeal, oregano, basil and rosemary on beans, ginger on celery/lime juices, paprika on tempeh. Also added fenugreek, which I believe (and studies confirm) that it helped me with resistance training. There is no end to what you can do.

[@gwenmiller421]

I've added spices and seeds to just about everything over the past four months. Now it's time to spice my coffee and try ginger turmeric tea. I have the turmeric rhizomes in my fridge at the moment. Right now having my sourdough rye toast (rye flour, water) with almond butter, beet and red onion and red cabbage sauerkraut topped with fennel, cumin and caraway seeds sprinkled on top. Delicious! I'd like another but the bread is so dense that a tiny ultra thin slice comes in at 110 calories. We've gone full plant based but everything I make is so delicious I've gained 7 pounds in 5 months. Eek! Heavy grain and pulse salads with olive oil dressings may be the culprit. And serving sizes - 'virtuous eating' doesn't mean I can eat whatever I want, sadly.

[@hea7055]

Really inspiring. It'd be great if Kanchan would produce a book with all the medicinal information about spices, including some of the recipes she talks about. I love using food as medicine and would certainly buy her book if she produced one. I've made myself a mug of Golden Milk and I'm just chewing on a clove now for a sore throat 🙂

[@karengleason4938]

She does, it is Spice Spice Baby

[@hea7055]

@@karengleason4938 great, I'll look it up 👍😊

[@makeadifference4all]

I don’t think anyone mentioned that “true” or Ceylon cinnamon is safer than the typical and cheaper cassia cinnamon found in grocery stores. If you eat a lot of cassia cinnamon, you will get an unhealthy amount of coumarin, which is toxic. By contrast, Ceylon cinnamon has almost no coumarin.

[@PhilippeOrlando]

Yep, they should have mentioned that.

[@lauragray19]

True, but unfortunately only cassia has an effect on blood sugar.

[@loudylan9988]

Thank you for sharing the name of the cinnamon. I had heard about this but didn’t know which one it was. Will definitely be buying some of this instead.

[@susanblunt4919]

My husband used to tell me to mix 'ordinary' cinnamon with water, let it srttle then not use the sludge - was courmarin what he was talking about?

[@glenallen320]

@@lauragray19are you sure? I’ve never heard this, been using Ceylon cinnamon for years

[@annefinlay-baird7006]

I love the spices mentioned in this Zoe edition, and it would be lovely to also hear about the herbs which we can grow in our gardens-rosemary, sage, parsley, thyme, nettles, wild garlic etc.

[@klinney4661]

Definitely in agreement with Kanchan, we use spices in our daily cooking most of the time. Kanchan should write a cooking to help us all!

[@mumimor]

Greek cuisine uses cinnamon in savory food a lot. And if you look at Sicily today or all of Italy a couple of hundred years ago, spices were very much a part of the cuisine. Just a thumbs' up. This was a fascinating conversation to watch.

[@susienovis9289]

No wonder I love cinnamon & add it to as much as possible!

[@ShereenAmos]

This was fabulous! Thank you. Inspired and motivated to spice it up :)

[@lafamillecarrington]

I have been drinking a form of golden milk (unheated and unnamed) for a few months, and wonder if there is any difference in the effects if you use fresh turmeric and ginger, rather than the dried powders?

[@helenelizabethjohnson4372]

Really interesting podcast, I already like using spices in my cooking but Kanchan has encouraged me to experiment more with a different variety of spices

[@deborahballi-um8yb]

So agree in exposing children to all type of flavours

[@lalitavajra6078]

Porridge goes 'masala'.... adding cinnamon, turmeric, nutmeg, cardamon...probably add cloves and/or mixed spice as well....looks a tad unusual tastes great, for me..

[@konradhunter1407]

I’ve been trying to add more spices to my vegetable stir fry. The problem is they’re so dry I have to add extra oil to keep my fry moist. I’m not against oil, but don’t want to add excess. I’m now experimenting with soups instead.

[@kitmui]

Fabulous episode!! I have been using spices in my daily diet but you have inspired me with lots of wonderful ideas. Thank you!! I have the same question about Cinnamon.... I heard only ceylon cinnamon has health benefits.

[@chloeargyris9735]

I'd love to know how much blue food dye to use to test the gut transit time x

[@lbzorz]

Incredible value here, and for free!!!!

[@michelephelps1087]

What spices go well with which foods or what other spices is the challenge for me.

[@musicloverUK]

Swartz Moroccan spice and olive oil is a nice way of eating baked cauliflower 'steaks'. I add Moroccan spice to lift shepherd's pie too and with apricots to liven up tinned fish on toast.

[@martinpc5140]

Fantastic episode. Kanchan is incredible combining science with real practical suggestions. I too was intimidated by using spices thinking I had to follow precise recipes rather than sprinkling on anything! Please can we hear more of Kanchan? That dinner at her house with the Zoe team would make an awesome YT film. Normally we listen in but on seeing this video I am amazed how few notes Jonathan takes before giving his well packaged summary. I would be furiously scribbling notes to try and catch every word. Clearly he listens well and retains absolutely everything. Looking forward to the roast cauliflower,

[@karengrice2303]

When I eat Indian food loaded with spices I feel like a million bucks. You can feel these spices working in your body. 😊

[@Shay3356]

It’s really easy and fun to cook a curry, masala lentils etc, you’ll enjoy home cooked food way better 🍛

[@Don_Gorgan]

I hit the subscribe button after listening to this, the first video I watched on your channel, after the 1 minute.

[@dan3885]

I always crave mixed spice when I've got a cold or flu and feel run down, I mix it in a cup of tea with some citrus honey, always makes me feel better and have a short lived cold

[@tonilds50]

What spices do you mix together when you fill a cold coming on or the flu?

[@lynkemp1816]

I do this too. Just fresh chilli, ginger root grated, garlic, lemon and honey

[@dan3885]

@@lynkemp1816 ooooh I'll give that a go, sounds very nice 😋 thanks 👍

[@linngu2594]

Another good analogy is mixing raspberries with pineapple bring out much more flavours then eating them separately.

[@Sufferfish]

Im addicted to chilli. If i dont eat something spicy for 2 or 3 days im craving it to the point my mouth waters at the thought of it. I hope this is keeping me healthy. Anyone who doesnt do chilli, start with a mild one or a spinkle of hot paprika or cayenne pepper and work your way up. I ate chillis as a young teen and now i eat vindaloo with no watery eyes or runny nose i eat birdseye chillis raw seeds in, love it

[@Viertelfranzose]

Congratulation for your higher cancer Risk pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36215887/

[@andanssas]

Like a drug, you are addicted to the dopamine hit that spicy food gives you. The more you eat, the more you crave. Several years ago I was the same with wasabi, it desensitized my taste and probably affected my stomach and gut for a long time. If your food has lots of pathogens, continue using it. If not, try reducing it to a healthy point where you don't feel the crave anymore. It will allow you to rediscover flavours in normal food and let your microbiome have a break from the constant burning lava barrage flowing through your pipes 🥵

[@KiwiBee21]

Thank you for the missing piece of my cinnamon jigsaw puzzle: your guest mentioned cinnamaldehyde. I have particular SNPs critical in detoxifying aldehyde. Probs with endogenous formaldehyde etc. I now know why i can’t tolerate cinnamon & feel wonky even if it goes up my nose. Immediate have the sensation like I’ve sniffed pool water up into my sinuses. Case cracked - cheers, appreciated

[@stephanieatwood7988]

I've just listened to this on podcast and decided to try the rice pudding with cinnamon 😋 yummy. My question is, can you put termeic in instead?.

[@Anita-wh4vr]

As an Italian, I have to say, I never never would put those spices into a sugo. !!!!!!!!! 😅 But, I love an indian Dal, and it’s easy to make. And as a snack: roasted chickpeas are perfect!!!

[@sallysalsonoak21]

This talk gives great wisdom on spices…. Thank you!!!! I’ve tried to source the book Spice Spice Baby but it’s not available in the UK. Could this be rectified because I would love the book myself and to give to family and friends. Thank you. S :)

[@stephanvonposern4563]

Check her website.

[@KathysFlog]

I love this episode. Not least because last week I ordered a load of whole spices and a Dabba to collect when I am in the UK later this month. My timing couldn’t be better. Meanwhile, I have plenty of spices here anyway I can make some good medicine with. Sadly Spice Spice Baby (the book) is not available on Amazon as a new book and is £72 used!

[@4everhdt]

Was that Ceylon cinnamon or just regular cinnamon?

[@jamesjackson2079]

Good to know now how to use those unopened spice jars ,I like those sound of the spiced pop corn

[@MargaretConlon-cr5oe]

Is there a link to the study where they added a spice blend to burger/everyday meals? Would be interested to know what the spice blend was.

[@literaturtee]

Really fantastic episode! I've been unsure lately of how much spice I should use, e.g. curcuma or cinnamon. This really reassures me to use spices whenever I can. Thank you Zoe and Kanchan Koya!

[@vickilahtinen7254]

Thank you for your wonderful presentation 😊

[@brianwnc8168]

You also need to store your ground herbs in airtight mason jars. This person says they're fine for 6 months after the herbs are ground but doesn't talk about the importance of airtight containers to prevent oxidation. My understanding from the research I've looked at is that you should grind your herbs fresh from the whole form to maximize the level of bioactive compounds that you actually get into your body

[@Gwalothel]

I make my own curry and garam masala at home because my wife can‘t eat the supermarket ones that usually contain onion and garlic. As a note, the angloamerican world has somewhat excluded herbal compounds from medicine while they are still in use in continental Europe and when you study pharmacy, botany and herbal medicines belong to the curriculum. There‘s quite some overlap between spices and herbal medicines.

[@gerrieschmidt3617]

Love your program. I am finding the new lighting rather dark for me. Just my opinion.

[@musicloverUK]

Ginger biscuite were a life safer when i had morning sickness which you feel for every second of your waking day. I had them by my bedside so i could shove them in as soon as i woke up and the minutes before i fell asleep.

[@musiqueetmontagne]

All sounds good but are there any papers or clinical trial results to look at?

[@docgl8301]

Perhaps Kanchan can explain the difference between real Ceylon Cinnamon and Cassia (cinnamon commonly found at the food store) and the possibility of negative side effects of cassia coumarin in some people. Are there other spices not correctly labeled at the store?

[@Subee3]

At about 14 min. Dr. Koya mentioned a statistically significant reduction of blood sugar over 24 hr. period. How big is that reduction? Also, it seems that polyphenols can neutralize free radicals but also cause a little stress? How is that? Thanks.

[@musicloverUK]

Golden paste is good for arthritis, apparently even for dogs.

[@karinmichanek]

Great episode, what I was looking for!

[@avb6182]

I once heard that most people die at the end of their lives. I am wondering what we should start eating in our 50's to prevent that from happening?

[@andreamcgill6738]

😂

[@karennelson3346]

Don't all people die at the end of their lives?

[@Evelyne888]

😅

[@blackrose8643]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@brianwnc8168]

Good advice overall in this video but they said lots of stuff that's not healthy or incorrect. One example is the person suggests popcorn for snacks in between meals. Popcorn actually spikes your blood sugar quite a bit for most people and it's not an ideal snack unless it's paired with a protein to prevent unnecessary larger blood sugar spikes.

[@carolynwestwood6258]

I wonder if there is research on the fructose or sorbitol content of specific spices. I use several in moderation, but having HFI, I cannot ingest more than 2gm of fructose per day. All I need to know is how much fructose in 4gm of cinnamon, for instance. I might see if I can contact Kanchan. If anyone knows, she will.

[@poolfield2]

Try sprinkling Dukkah on your salad!

[@susienovis9289]

Thisis such an exciting & enjoyable video! Thank you!💖

[@auntieanne-wr9oh]

Whoever reads this., I pray for you to cure all your diseases and to remove all your pains from your daily life.. 🙏

[@cathyduko7800]

thank you!!

[@PIPANNSally]

The adverts for joining Zoe are frustrating, when you live in a country in which Zoe does not operate. I tried to join and was refused!

[@SerenityLarrangton-White]

Where is the best place to source good quality whole spices please?

[@sueteagle6415]

A riveting episode; I took the time afterwards to make my own notes and log ideas in a special booklet, and to read all the comments. I'm going to work on combinations. It made me look back at my hasty notes last time Kachan Koyal was on the Zoe podcast. Definitely going to try and get hold of a 2nd hand copy of SpicSpiceBaby, but certainly not using Amazon.

[@richiegbl]

I think I'd like to hang out at Kanchan's house as well... By the way, in the video, when talking about the cauliflower recipe, you mention steaming it first, so as to speed up the overall cooking time. However, the recipe in the link doesn't mention this pre-steaming... So, for how long should you steam the cauliflower?

[@robburgess4556]

Are there any spices that shouldn’t be combined?

[@HuntressOz]

I love this content, my new favorite episode after the one you talked about mushrooms with Merlin Sheldrake! Please, pleeeease make that episode of dinner party at Kanchan Koya's place :D

[@2twentysix]

Show us your spice box?? 🤣...aside from the entertainment, this was a wonderfully, informative Zoe video.

[@amberhatch7850]

Just an observation for listeners from the States where Indian-inspired foods are not as common as they are in the UK. Many of these spices are also featured in Mexican and South America dishes, which are more integrated into America food culture and might seem less intimidating than Middle Eastern flavors.

[@Portroyal1900]

Yes, it's because of the spice trade between continent, many of the spices found in South America and Mexico are from Asia and the middle east during the European colonialism time when they started the Marchant and spices trade.

[@Sufferfish]

Amazon sell all spices

[@michaelstreeter3125]

I have some baby new potatoes out of a tin (starch - I know). What's a good spice to use? I was either going to use herbs and butter but wondering if I could maybe fry them or something else instead. I have lots of herbs, so chilli (as recommended) is probably going in. Thanks! 😄

[@jessieelliott3157]

Maybe some dukkah might be nice.

[@Sufferfish]

Cayenne, paprika, mase, cumin , cinnamon all work well together or alone with or without chilli

[@heidiwodehouse4837]

I am doing this big time but my spices are on display where is the evidence that it runs like this!..please what's the science behind it! thank you :)

[@annteather2826]

How can 4g be equivalent to "about 2 teaspoons "? A teaspoon is generally 5g. I would guess that 4g could maybe be 2 mustard spoons. In England, we have historically used level, rounded and heaped measures for spoons, so a rounded spoon is twice a flat/level spoonful. In my lifetime, traditional spoons have been often replaced by cheap stainless steel spoons that are almost flat and therefore of no use for measuring. The Americans have sets of mini cup things, which are supposed to equate to spoon measures, but as I understand it, are always flat measures. Modern electronic scales cannot cope with small quantities, so precise teaspoon (level, rounded, heaped) would be a great help.

[@macsmiffy2197]

Pleased to hear that Hugh has a ‘Zoe’ type cook book out next week. 🥳

[@michaelstreeter3125]

They should get him on in a few weeks.

[@wendywilliams9893]

Inspirational!

[@sarahbarton2089]

Still waiting for Zoe to help people living with Celiac, Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. Pleeease.

[@chrisburke9932]

Celiac stop eating gluten. Crohn's and uc they don't really link to specific foods do they? It's different for everyone, so don't see what this company can do? Does your comment mean there's no point in me watching this if I have one of those?

[@StephenMarkTurner]

Dr Will Bulsiewicz is on the ZOE board. His book is "Fiber Fuelled". I hope you are not suggesting he has done nothing for gut health.

[@chrisburke9932]

@@StephenMarkTurner Sarah may mean you can't join zoe if you have one of those diseases.

[@alliehill4076]

My Dad has celiac disease. We avoid all the ultra- processed gf products and cook plenty of quinoa, millet, buckwheat, etc My dog had ulcerative colitis and I dosed him up with slippery elm powder, which soothed the inflammation and gave him a good life.

[@LuckyStarhun]

​@@chrisburke9932 some food additives commonly used in the agroindustry May have a link to UC and Crohns disease. I still wonder (as a UC patient myself) what are these. Or is there any New studies out there regarding this subject? It would be good to know. Also I wonder if UC patients can consume healthy fats like avocado or nuts and seeds... or does it cause inflammation? I stick to low fat meat like chicken as it is considered "safe" in UC/Crohns. But I wonder if plant fats/proteins are ok (if tolerated at all, of course) or should be avoided. (A whole food plant based diet is way too much fiber if one has IBD- inflammatory bowel disease) There would be so much things to discuss.

[@AbhiPadalkar]

What about Lectins that come with the plant based foods ? these are inflammatory and create leaky gut !! if you can advise

[@macsmiffy2197]

Asafoetida for people who can’t eat onions or garlic?

[@dodgeball693]

Everyone in the carnivore/low carb crowd need to watch this video! They claim all these protective compounds found in plants are nothing short of deadly poisons 😅

[@KiwiBee21]

If anyone chooses to demonise food groups, let them. Their choices will have zero impact on your personal belief system & why waste your great energy on stressing over others food choices or opinions however misguided 😉

[@dodgeball693]

@@KiwiBee21 But it’s not just my personal belief system. By putting out misinformation that plants are generally toxic, they steer people away from better food choices. And furthermore, the diet they promote propagates animal agriculture which is inherently cruel toward animals and destructive to the environment. So me taking time out of my day is more than worth it to support a vegan diet 😉

[@yorkshireskies1414]

Since when did carnivore/low carb diets enthusiasts claim such a thing about plants - your statement is bonkers.

[@Denidrakes69]

​@@yorkshireskies1414she's not wrong. The "plants are poisonous" crowd are everywhere.

[@GlobalDrifter1000]

What is Johnny boy doing in his undershirt?

[@rajfc]

People native to the tropics always have a lot of traditional medical history that we could tap on from a modern scientific approach and learn from.

[@susanlindsay1071]

Excellent

[@KishanthJavegar]

This was great…and Zoe thank you finally for having BIPOC medical professionals on the show, who can share their culture and diverse experience and knowledge. Especially when your show is viewed in the UK and US with a diverse population. At the moment, it’s unfortunately way too White & Euro-centric.

[@jpintero6330]

Good Lord. The only people making this an issue is other people of color. When will you stop seeing color!

[@Jojotonks]

There should be a warning that for people with arthritis, hot spices are not to be recommended. I have grated ginger and nettle tea first thing in the morning, high curcumin turmeric and cinnamon with my breakfast without problems. Coriander seeds (and fresh coriander), cumin, cloves, cardamom are fine, but chilli is absolutely not. It irritates my gut and inflames my arthritis, possibly because it’s a member of the nightshade family, along with tomatoes, potatoes, aubergines, and peppers. Curiously, raw tomatoes and peppers, don’t affect my joints but cooked do. Aubergines and chillis are sadly an absolute no-no, because the Italian aubergine dish Melenzana parmigiana is absolutely delicious - tried it once, never again!

[@StephenRichards-ko6ue]

Does turmeric have an impact on iron levels? Seems to be research to suggest this which can then lead to anaemia?

[@19111959]

Yes...Turmeric inhibits absorption of iron by 20-90% in humans and could cause iron deficiency anamia.

[@javadhashtroudian5740]

Thank you for another great talk. As a health hacker I take lots of spices. I was taking a cooking class and the teacher heated the spices in frying pan first before adding any oil or water. Any research done on whether this heatinb improves the health bebefits of the spices.

[@javadhashtroudian5740]

Thanks. You answered my question.

[@dudea3378]

New studio? Lighting looks amazing!

[@eileenrich6449]

4 grams of cinnamon is closer to one teaspoon...

[@kingo55]

A heaped teaspoon

[@kmshultz]

I liked how she said four grams of cinnamon is “thought to be” two teaspoons, as if this is a great unsolvable mystery. 😂

[@patlouw2364]

I would push the subscribe button, but I can't see it anywhere

[@musicloverUK]

Click the bell above right

[@thecelticgiraffe]

Show me your spice box?

[@janewrin1830]

Did I miss what is good as an anti-inflammatory spice?

[@jessieelliott3157]

Turmeric

[@janewrin1830]

@@jessieelliott3157 thank you. I was afraid chilli was going to be suggested as I cannot eat chilli.

[@musicloverUK]

Be careful of buying spices off the internet. BBCs Sliced Bread did a good podcast on how even with fancy brands there could be fillers and all sorts of shite added to the product you think you're buying. They got some famous makes tested. Uk supermarkets have a rigorous system to ensure the herbs and spices products on the shelves are what they porport to be and unadulterated.

[@fibber2u]

I suspect that the taste factor was a product of selective evolution. That is we enjoy them because ancestral species adapted to favour them because they were beneficial.

[@supersiism]

That is an unusually insightful comment.

[@fibber2u]

@@supersiism I guess you have been reading other comments I have made. Hence the phrase "... unusually insightful ... ". Sadly I think many others would agree.

[@vickilahtinen7254]

Put spices in icecream and with bananas

[@michellea9857]

Just go to an 'authentic' South Indian vegetarian thali-type restaurant regularly, i.e. not the commercialised ones and you will cover all your bases lol

[@DemeterN]

So inspiring!

[@vmpfernandez9376]

I was surprised by the concept of bland food. I thought it was only for pets

[@rickyspecs]

Love the channel and the videos but sometimes TLDW "too long didn’t watch”

[@anned6913]

Mexican chilli is not the same without cinnamon.

[@Imstarshine]

Hello Zoe 👋

[@johnnyblue4799]

23:25 Really?? I guess you don't want to upset big pharma, after all.

[@werewolfcountry]

I think they mean life saving drugs such as statins and antibiotics. Acknowledging modern drugs does not mean you’re in the pocket of American pharmaceutical companies.

[@johnnyblue4799]

@@werewolfcountry Actually statins have been shown to have no real effect on longevity. You're much better off with a whole food, plant based diet, low in fat.

[@simontemplar404]

Woo mostly. Though it makes food taste good.

[@adjusted-bunny]

Golden milk? I only know golden showers.

[@brianwnc8168]

I'm disappointed in watching my first video on Zoe when the speaker says that heating turmeric in hot oil makes it more bioactive. The research is clear that heating turmeric too much breaks down much of the curcumin. My understanding is that it needs to not be heated past 212 Fahrenheit for more than a few minutes if you don't want to break down too much of the bioactive compounds. Maybe there's new research on this. Every person that I've known, including friends from india, put their spices in oil that's well above the boiling point of water. There's a big difference between increasing the volatility of fragrant compounds via cooking methods versus the best temperature to increase bioavailability. I've read up a lot on polyphenols and many of them are degraded by too much heat.

[@Rad1a7i0n]

I like to pretend that this podcast takes place in the Dune universe.

[@rafalapolanski]

Sorry but the lady mentions that polythinols are able to mediate oxidative stress, and 10 secs later says that they act like the excercise doing the stress - which all of you know is creating oxidative stress as well. Does she even know what is she talking about. Please share the human based research paper that proves that spices are actually helping. I mean as a group. But well, be my guest, shae the papers that show that the particular spice is the beneficial long time. Not 4 weeks :) plz do not kill my sense of humor.

[@YM-ve6os]

Yellow pepper 🌶️😂😂😂

[@mrtickleuk]

Very middle-class. I don't posses a spice rack

[@Sufferfish]

I buy a small pot of spice every now and then and have a pretty good spice rack now. Small pots cost under £2 here in UK so I'm not sure about your prices. I'm certainly not middle class

[@jonathonpotts5666]

I smoked spice in prison. It didn't seem to do me much good. (just kidding)