Spicy Food

[Not-so-Radiant Arin]

Let me preface this by saying I am a huge wimp.

 

Discuss spicy food in general. I know one time on here, I remarked on something that was supposed to be spicy from our local knock-off Thai Restaurant, but it just ended up being hot temperature-wise and not really spicy. Whenever we go out to P.F. Chang's (as a family), I have to order something else from my parents because of my very low tolerance to spicy food. Just a few days ago, my father grilled some bacon-wrapped jalapenos injected with cream cheese, and I just simply couldn't bring myself to eat another one after the first one. I simply can't stand the feeling of your mouth perpetually burning, so you take a few sips of milk (or water), but then instantly, you fill up on milk (or water) because your mouth was burning. I swear, I sweat so much that I could have easily filled an entire bucket and that my eyebrows had suddenly disappeared.

 

So how's your tolerance to spicy food? And do you like spicy food in general?

[Miror B]

I absolutely love it.

In the past, I never really did spicy. Things like jalapenos were a no-no for me.

Then my godfather moved closer to where I lived and made our first curry batch. I nearly puked but ate through it because hey, free food.

From there I slowly got more and more used to spicy foods to the point where (like your story) I ordered some thai curry and it was just meh in terms of spicy. At least until I told them to put it at the level 5 spicy or whatever.

[Maeriberii Haan]

My country has spicy foods all around the corner, so eventhough I can't really tolerate eating it, I adapt. Still, i don't like spicy foods in general.

[Dementuo]

Spiciness tolerance 0%

My mouth literally burns up the moment it touches anything that's even remotely or slightly spicy in any way shape or form. At all.

[Sixty]

I love spicy food more than any other kind of food. I put hot sauce on a lot of stuff.

[swag swag swag swag swag s]

I love spicy food, but it can't be so spicy that I can't taste what I'm eating though.

[Elijah~]

I'll go for spicy every once in a while. I can tolerate it but I just don't eat it often.

[Shradow]

I don't like eating spicy food at all, but when it comes down to it I can pretty much eat anything and just ignore the burning sensation.

[~ P O L A R I S ~]

If something is drenched with cinnamon and cinnamon is a spice, does it count as being really spicy? *drive-by shot*

[Cin]

Can't do spicy food....heck KFC is too much for me sometimes.

[Northern Sage]

I love the taste of things like curry, but my tolerance is very, very low.

[Gαr]

Spicy food is the sh*t.

 

Despite me and my uncle having absolutely no blood relation, we're the only ones in our entire family who can handle spicy food.

[Aix]

I love spicy food as long as it's not past my tolerance.

[Βyakuya]

Spiciness adds a zest of flavor to the food which makes the taste more upbeat and tangy. My tolerance level is moderate, but something like jalapenos would make me incinerate for minutes on end. Basically, I don't need spicy food that overcomes the taste so that the only taste is burning.

[vla1ne]

I was given Jamaican super hot sauce as a child, before my taste buds had even heard of other spicy foods, and I got traumatized by it. I was even afraid to eat hot popcorn. Only recently have I even started to try normal spicy foods, and I must say, they tase really good once you get over the mild burn. so at the moment, I'm still slightly on the fence when it comes to spicy foods.

[ihop]

I like things spicy, but not too spicy, my spice tolerance is fairly high and I normally go for medium-to-hot dishes at my local Indian etc.

[Thar]

[spoiler=relevant]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lsRPv-IxZs[/spoiler]

 

I love spicy food. As long as it's not, like, PAINFULLY hot (like the Blazin' sauce at Buffalo Wildwings), then I'll usually choose the spicy option if I'm given the choice. My favorite spicy addition to any food is wasabi.

[The Amazing Avian]

I'm Mexican. I have a natural tolerance for this stuff.

[Fusion X. Denver]

I love the taste of spicy food in general, but there are times when my tolerance wavers dangerously level and I'm at that point where IT HURTS SO GOOD or something.

I'd say my favorite spicy food is General Tso's Chicken, lots of awesome flavor in there and it goes greatly with white rice to give that some zest as well as to soothe the burning.

[Susie]

I love spicy things, I put hot sauce and peppers on almost everything I eat. I really like spicy mayo, surprisingly (considering how I hate regular mayo).

[Βyakuya]

I love the taste of spicy food in general, but there are times when my tolerance wavers dangerously level and I'm at that point where IT HURTS SO GOOD or something.

I'd say my favorite spicy food is General Tso's Chicken, lots of awesome flavor in there and it goes greatly with white rice to give that some zest as well as to soothe the burning.

 

Ah yes white rice. Rice is a staple in my diet (practically I eat it everyday), so pretty much when we cook spicy food, white rice buffers that spicy feeling well and adds more to the bite.

[CinnamonStar]

I don't have a high tolerance for it, but once in a while it's fine. Some people I know who eat very spicy stuff tend to say that non-spicy food has no taste. I guess it's the other way round for those of us who don't have such a high tolerance.x)

[Bull3tM0nk3y]

I can stand it a decent amount of the time.

 

Also, I don't have trouble with sh!ting afterwards like apparently some people. Never had it. Same with the rest of my family.