bland
Bland means lacking flavor
There food is average, they have a problem acquiring any spices, so most of the food is lacking in flavor.
lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting:
bland, dull, flat, weak
Bitter, tasteless, mealy, flat, lacking flavor or zest, etc.
Salt has no flavor of its own and mixing it with any food will enhance the flavor of that food.
The flavor of food is influenced by both smell and taste
poverty applies to people (lacking in wealth or lacking in the basic necessities to sustain life). scarity applies to resources. (lacking in amount or in supply) a person is impoverished. there can be a scarcity of food. a person is not scarcity. food is not impovershied.
Rapper Flavor Flav from Public Enemy's favorite food is fish bones.
salt
A person suffering from hypothermia is lacking enough food. This is a condition where the body is unable to regulate temperature.
Yes, spice can enhance the flavor of food by adding depth, complexity, and intensity to the taste profile.