the first take is objectively true, the second is also something i think about a lot. because of how much people salt and spice their foods they miss the rich taste of the thing itself, especially of water, rice, and bread. water being the most common solvent in the world it leaves you with different tastes from different aquifers, and being a man who drinks water without filtration being in such an area to do so safely i can readily report that there is a wide range of flavor profiles out there that most will never realize
the same is true for bread, as any true connesiour would know FLASH >:3