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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why are salt & pepper most commonly used together as opposed to salt and garlic, or other spices?
gpt
Salt because it's a mineral that is essential for life, and we developed a specific taste for it.

Pepper because of France, and French cuisine, and everyone wanting to emulate French cuisine.

FYI, in Hungary, paprika is often in place of pepper.