0_Apprentice
My favorite food is spicy. I like it hot!
1_Wizard
Me too!, I like spices because many have great antimicrobial properties.That means they kill germs! 
0_Apprentice
I didn't know that. 
1_Wizard
Yep and even the Egyptians used herbs and spices for mummification, their demand for exotic spices and herbs helped stimulate world trade even to this very day.
0_Apprentice
Oh yeah, back in the day spices were essential to good tasting food
1_Wizard
Yep and in culinary a herb is very different from spices. But most people dont cook with herbs. 
0_Apprentice
Wow! Herbs are so easy to grow and so fresh tasting