&gt;<i>In this case they are talking about the available selection of spices used in Sichuanese cooking. Not the Sichuanese people&#x27;s ability to taste spicy food.</i><p>I read it as being about adding this particular flavor to their accepted tastes, i.e. embracing the new taste -- not about merely adding the spice to the variety&#x2F;assortment of spices they use (which was a given as the parent was already talking about that).