Spicy food survey!

[Metalhead]

How spicy do you like your food when you order Mexican/Thai/Indian cuisine?

 

[cooljethro]

Medium or hot is ideal for me with Indian food. I haven't tried Mexican or Thai food. I do wish to try Mexican at some point.

 

[Rocco]

Medium or hot with sour cream/ yogurt/ something to take the edge off.

I was actually eating hot Italian sausage yesterday and was surprised there was not much kick at all.

My ability to eat spicy is slowly returning after a complete reset to zero in 2017. I went about 5-6 months with no solid food back then, and when I was able to eat solids again, black pepper was too hot, haha. I still avoid anything hotter than a habanero.

 

[Princess Viola]

Whatever is the most spice that I can have while still tasting the damn food.

If all I taste is heat, there's no dang point to it. I wanna taste the food and have the spice complement it.

 

[Masked Man]

It depends for me. I like spicy food, but I find that what my local Indian place thinks of as spicy - is only mild for me.

I think they bland their dishes down for the average Western palate.

 

[Aspychata]

I like it when you have hot, creamy , sweet , tangy all together.Thai food ,of course , comes to mind. l do use Sriracha mayo on eggs, tacos, etc, but it's not really hot. l love spicy corn chips cut with creamy guacamole. Anything coated with Buffalo sauce, then tangy blue cheese or ranch to cut the spicy down. I want to try roasting cauliflower, coating with Buffalo sauce, then dipping in a ranch sauce. l enjoy trying all the hot peppers but just a little.

 

[Mary Terry]

Mexican food is rarely hot, contrary to public perception. But a well-laid Mexican table will always have condiments like spicy salsas, pickled hot peppers and onion, limes, lemons, crema, and cheese so diners can make their food as spicy as they wish.

Mexicans use many different kinds of dried chili peppers, most of which are not really hot but add subtle, distinct flavors to food. I love the flavors of guajillo and ancho chilies.

 

[Xinyta]

I enjoy a moderate amount of spice. But anything where spice overpowers the flavor is hard to eat for me. Unless I am having a particularly masochistic day of wanting eat spicy stuff.

With mexican. I enjoy spice, but the meat, beans, and cheeses are the higher priority. It's more about zest than spice. Though a little spice is welcome. I personally consider it part of the experience to have tortilla chips and salsa/salsa verde on the side.

The game with spice is to have as much as you are comfortable with, while still being able to taste the food.

 

[Kayla55]

I like Doritos Xtra hot, flaming hot with avocado dip. But I wish food industry could omit glutton in spice, is it really necessary to have wheat in spice!?

 

[Mary Terry]

I like Doritos Xtra hot, flaming hot with avocado dip. But I wish food industry could omit glutton in spice, is it really necessary to have wheat in spice!?

Spices do not contain gluten. Doritos are made with corn and wheat flours so the gluten in them is in the wheat part of the chips themselves and not in the spices.

 

[Judge]

Oddly enough just the other day I was in "Grocery Outlet" and they had a display of Pace Picante Sauce....but with warning on the jars as it contained Habanero peppers.

Sounded intriguing, though I prefer the flavor of Jalapeno peppers myself. Not to mention that my reflux issues can handle only so much in the way of seriously hot food. Though I do enjoy and buy their "hot" version.

 

[Kayla55]

Spices do not contain gluten. Doritos are made with corn and wheat flours so the gluten in them is in the wheat part of the chips themselves and not in the spices.

I think you're right, but go slow or Nick naks don't!! Usually buy salt n vinegar frimax but trying to cut down on binginges and got Durban curry, it's got wheat in spice as with rajah and most of curry spices.
Latest is chocolate so I had to adapt my snacks.

 

[Mary Terry]

I think you're right, but go slow or Nick naks don't!! Usually buy salt n vinegar frimax but trying to cut down on binginges and got Durban curry, it's got wheat in spice as with rajah and most of curry spices.
Latest is chocolate so I had to adapt my snacks.

I'm American so I'm not familiar with those snack foods. If you have trouble with gluten, try to buy foods made with just corn and avoid any food that contains wheat. Corn is gluten-free. Plain rice is also gluten-free.

 

[Kisa the tea]

(Chinese or Japanese) curry and rice is the best meal.

 

[Aspychata]

My mom and my father use to sit at dinner table once a year and see how many each could eat of spicy peppers, it was quite interesting to watch.

 

[SusanLR]

Just a little spice for me because I have irritable bowel.
Mexican is usually not too spicey and the Thai restaurant I go to always has a choice of how much heat you want.

 

[Shevek]

I have a mix of herbs I use for many things. When it goes in chili, I add moderate heat, but I don't make it every year.

 

[Jeff T]

When I was younger I liked the real hot stuff. 'If it didn't burn as it was leaving, then I must add more!"
I'd buy this hot sauce called 'Ass-kickin' "beyond hell". Four drops in the spaghetti-cooking water, and those noodles came out HOT. They don't carry that one anymore- perhaps insurance issues?
I made sure to bring it along when I traveled to the UK.

But decrepit old age, I prefer it with moderate zing.

My older sister told me a tale of when they were in Cabo (before it became a Destination).
They were eating at a restaurant. My brother-in-law was chomping on his meal when he suddenly stopped, staring blankly. His face turned white and suddenly erupted in sweat-water. He flew to the men's room faster than my sister had ever seen him move before. Don't know what it was.

 

[NDR2]

Speaking from before my stomach problems started:

I definitely have a spice tooth. I tend to particularly like food on the spicy side. I like hot salsa (but not too hot) - I might even add some to chili or black bean soup. Spiciness can make certain foods I don’t care for as much taste good, like spinach and asparagus.

I also like spicy food to be flavorful as well. That’s why I prefer Caribbean food to Ethiopian food.

I like Indian food, but I don’t know if I’ve ever tried it in truly authentic form, which I’m told is much spicier than is served in most Indian restaurants in the US.