[She actually takes a moment to consider that, her brow furrowing a little as she tries to think back to the few opportunities she may have had. They got black pepper down by Seafront sometimes, brought in on trading ships, and Nier had been good enough to get food from the tavern and bring it back to camp for her and Emil on more than one occasion when they had some gold to burn.]

Black pepper on fish. Kind of a luxury item, but it was pretty good when I could get it.

[Otherwise, most food wound up being a "heat until edible" situation. Although...]

Kind of remember... basil, I think it was called? Been a long-ass time, but we used to have it when things had an easier time growing.