seasoned and spiced

[GeneD]

Italians like their ingredients fresh and subtly seasoned and spiced. (taken from wikipedia)

The dictionary definition for seasoning is as follows: seasoning - salt, pepper, or other spices that you add to food to improve the taste (http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/seasoning). If "seasoning" includes spices in its meaning, why do the two words go together in the example sentence?

 

[teechar]

It's to clarify we're not just talking about, e.g., salt.

 

[GoesStation]

I would not write it that way. If I stumbled across that bit of garble I might even take the time to edit it out. Since spices are themselves ingredients, the Wikipedia article says Italians like extra spice on their spices!

 

[teechar]

Since spices are themselves ingredients, the Wikipedia article says Italians like extra spice on their spices!

I don't agree with that interpretation. Not all ingredients are spices!
Salt can also be a food ingredient, so why didn't you complain about "seasoned" too?
I see nothing wrong with the original.

 

[Roman55]

Not all ingredients are spices!

That's not what he said. He said, 'spices are themselves ingredients...'

 

[teechar]

That's not what he said. He said, 'spices are themselves ingredients...'

I know what he said. Would you care to give us your interpretation then?

 

[Tdol]

We use season for salt and pepper a lot, so it makes sense to me to separate seasoning from the other flavours.