You’re saying a single serving of any spice (because you didn’t give a specific example) costs $3.33. (I picked the price of a 12-pack of Maruchan ramen from Walmart, divided by 12, and multiplied by 10, but you can choose whatever ramen you want here https://www.walmart.com/browse/food/ramen-noodles/976759_976794_8248961_1620731_7864147). I really don’t know what spices you’re looking at, but I’m looking at an entire bottle of onion powder for $1.08 from that same Walmart site, which is a little more than triple the price of a packet of ramen for, I’m going to say, at least 20x (i’m being generous with my spice portions right now) the number of servings. You can even get garlic powder, paprika, italian seasoning, etc from the same place for the same exact price…
https://www.walmart.com/search?q=spices&typeahead=spice
Now you might not like Walmart (and that’s fair) and you’re welcome to go wherever you want, but it seems like you’re being disingenuous here. Unless you’re actually saying you use 3 of those bottles every time you eat one packet of ramen, which just creates more questions…
Even if you don’t think garlic, onion, or paprika are actually spices, unless you’re eating an entire vanilla bean pod with your dinner, you’re going to be hard-pressed to find spices that cost that much per meal. The other person wasn’t saying it has to be an exotic spice, just something to give it a different flavor.
You’re saying a single serving of any spice (because you didn’t give a specific example) costs $3.33. (I picked the price of a 12-pack of Maruchan ramen from Walmart, divided by 12, and multiplied by 10, but you can choose whatever ramen you want here https://www.walmart.com/browse/food/ramen-noodles/976759_976794_8248961_1620731_7864147). I really don’t know what spices you’re looking at, but I’m looking at an entire bottle of onion powder for $1.08 from that same Walmart site, which is a little more than triple the price of a packet of ramen for, I’m going to say, at least 20x (i’m being generous with my spice portions right now) the number of servings. You can even get garlic powder, paprika, italian seasoning, etc from the same place for the same exact price… https://www.walmart.com/search?q=spices&typeahead=spice
Now you might not like Walmart (and that’s fair) and you’re welcome to go wherever you want, but it seems like you’re being disingenuous here. Unless you’re actually saying you use 3 of those bottles every time you eat one packet of ramen, which just creates more questions…
Even if you don’t think garlic, onion, or paprika are actually spices, unless you’re eating an entire vanilla bean pod with your dinner, you’re going to be hard-pressed to find spices that cost that much per meal. The other person wasn’t saying it has to be an exotic spice, just something to give it a different flavor.