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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It may be the bland and homogeneous food choices from their generation shaping their palate.

Or their gut may be sensitive at that age.

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The palates of people who eat spicy and "flavorful" food is equally being shaped by the food they eat. My older relatives who grew up eating exclusively West African food do not really enjoy other cuisines, bland or spicy.[/quote]

This. And I say this as someone who would much rather eat West African food than Midwestern American food. But this idea that people who eat spicier foods than are common in some regions of the US have a more refined palate is silly. There are unadventurous eaters in every corner of the world, and just because you consider their food of choice "exotic" doesn't mean anything. It is only exotic to you. There are people for whom a hamburger and French fries would be deemed adventurous and exotic as well.[/quote]

Reminds me of the joke: 
"You know what Chinese people call Chinese food?" 
"Food." [/quote]

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