Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who has noticed that some foods are just hot as possible and not even tasty at all? For example, I enjoy spicy foods that are seasoned well and have some kick to them, but lately it seems like just dousing food in cayenne, habanero and jalapeño is enough. Thoughts?

Like wings. The regular or one step higher spicy are fine. You can still taste the sauce and the chicken. But why go 4 steps higher than that? My friend ordered it because he likes "spicy" food. I tried one and I couldn't taste my food after one bite. Later I had small blisters inside my lower lip. Why do that to your stomach?

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Anonymous wrote:It's partly for this reason I don't care for Indian food. You only taste th same three or four spices over and over again and it's meaningless whether it's chicken or lamb or vegetarian. And yes, I have eaten widely in India.

You clearly haven't eaten widely in India if you think there are only 3-4 spices. Eating the hamburgers and the Delhi Marriott buffet does not count as Indian food.

I knpw, right? I cook a lot pf Indian food and regularly use about 10 different spices and definitly not all hot because i have kids. Cumin, corriander, anise, cardamom, tumeric, garam masala, cloves, black pepper, hot red pepper, ginger, mustard seed, saffron, and tamarind. Im bot eve getting i to the herbs and variety of basils.

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Anonymous wrote:So many weak Americans on this thread. If all you can taste in spicy food is "hot," then your taste buds are inferior.

"HOT WINGS!!!!!! BRUH!!!!!!" *orders mild, because anything else is....hot*

+1. My FIL thinks hummus is spicy. He grew up in New England and doesn't have the palate for anything except salt. Some of the people posting on this thread sound just like him.

Yes! I have a feiend who thinks garlic is spicey!