I’m the same way about ginger. Right now I’m thinking that is what is overpowering the mixture, besides having 10 times more salt than needed. The only thing that should have salt as the first ingredient IS SALT.
I really agree with you about salt. I wish they would just leave salt completely out of spice mixes. I don’t know of any household that doesn’t have salt, and most people that do a lot of cooking prefer to add the salt themselves to their own taste.