Salt and pepper are typically maintained in separate shakers on the table, but they may be mixed in the kitchen. ... They may be considered condiments or seasonings; salt is a mineral and black pepper is a spice.

What Does It Mean Season with salt and pepper?

season in Cooking topic

season2 verb [transitive] 1 to add salt, pepper etc to food you are cookingseason something with something Season the chicken with pepper. Mix and season to taste (=add the amount of salt etc that you think tastes right).

Who put salt and pepper together?

Royal Gastronomy. It's Louis XIV of France who was said to have brought the two together (only the rich could afford pepper), preferring as he did his food to be lightly seasoned with just salt and pepper, forming the basis for modern cooking.