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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyhow, OP, based on your self-description, you should certainly like pho, because pho is excellent soup that has noodles in it and you can control the spiciness level.

However, in my experience, people who say they strongly dislike spicy foods usually don't just dislike capsaicinoids, they actually dislike most intensely-flavored food. If that is the case, you will not like pho, because it is a deeply flavorful broth, at least when made well.
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I realize you probably didn't mean everyone who strongly dislikes spicy foods, but I'm going to disagree with this statement anyway.  For me, at least.  I am a pretty adventurous eater, and love all kinds of intensely flavored foods: raw oysters, any kinds of sushi, stinky cheeses, salty roasted kale, seaweed, just to name a few.  I'm good with anything really salty, bitter, sweet, or any combination thereof.

But I strongly dislike spicy stuff.  I can handle a mild curry, but that's about it.

I started that way because spicy foods gave me stomach pains as a kid/teen.  However, I've been avoiding them for so long that I just really don't have a taste for it.  Even if the stomach pains went away tomorrow, I still wouldn't like spicy foods, because they just don't taste good to me now.  It sets my tongue on fire, and not in a good way.  Maybe some people enjoy that sensation, but I don't - I think the spiciness masks and ruins the actual flavor of the food.  So I continue to avoid spicy foods, even while I sample everything else I can find.

And I love pho, FWIW.  I just leave out the jalapenos.  Why would I want to taste jalapenos when I can instead taste the lovely, complex flavor of the broth.[/quote]

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