I don't think the purist approach is wrong - and neither is starting with a known base.
If you have a sauce you really like, but you think you'd like it even better if it just had that extra kick of . . . whatever . . . and adding it turns out a great sauce, then why not?
This situation is similar to the sampling controversies in music - where modern musicians use samples of older tunes to create new work.
It's all creative -
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