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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I grew up in somewhat of a food desert, coupled with an undiagnosed lactose intolerance, I avoided a lot of foods, including anything "spicy". When I grew up, went to a gastro doc, I changed my diet and now I can't not have spicy foods. I'm talking about dousing everything I eat in cayenne, habanero sauce, ghost pepper dip, everything. Why? I feel like you enjoy food for longer if you have to take a bit to get through the spice.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

It's like the pain makes you really concentrate on the food

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ah, the things we do to attempt to preserve our dignity when we think we're getting something only entertainingly hot, but turns out to be Chicken à la Mace...

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

My spice tolerance definitely increased after living in Sichuan Province for 6 months.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Man. I absolutely cannot handle spicy food. But damn is it too good. Indian is certainly one of my favourites, and frankly, if it isn't spicy, it's not right. I will continue eating it regardless, cause it is top notch.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Not a bad thing, but makes you wonder why (historically) Caucasian cuisine is typically not spicey. Indian, Thai, Korean, (various) African, Latino food are all known to be hot as hell. Western European and American food, not so much. Did hot spices/foods just not grow in those regions?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Caucasians are also the ones who eat a ton of dairy, which you'd think would be helpful for cutting down spice levels.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

“These are tears of joy, of ecstasy.”

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And here I am, growing my own peppers and putting hot sauce on... Almost everything. Love spicy food.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I just ate at an Indian restaraunt about an hour ago and it was surprisingly manageable.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

If you're in a Western country, it's possible, they make it several magnitudes less spicy than it is traditionally. Just because they'd have no customers otherwise...

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"So when you say 'very spicy', do you mean for you or for me? Because I sure as hell can't handle India-spicy, but I love European-spicy."

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
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