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Well apart from a few frat boys no, I don't think most people would consider being able to eat very hot food a 'masculine' thing. I've seen many girls in these chilli eating contests do better than the boys, bravery is not something exclusive to men.
In cultures which eat a lot of hot food, such as in Mexico or India, the young are exposed to hot at an early age so they get used to it. That's why they can eat super-hot food without a problem. I really think it is a matter of (a) attitude (thinking something is hot makes it hotter) and (b) just building up a tolerance.
Well apart from a few frat boys no, I don't think most people would consider being able to eat very hot food a 'masculine' thing.
You're right. Maybe I am getting that from the things that frat boys think or are depicted as thinking/doing... lol; hardly representative of most people.
In cultures which eat a lot of hot food, such as in Mexico or India, the young are exposed to hot at an early age so they get used to it. That's why they can eat super-hot food without a problem. I really think it is a matter of (a) attitude (thinking something is hot makes it hotter) and (b) just building up a tolerance.
First, I have had very little Mexican food that has been very hot (spicy). Of course, I do NOT consider pickled jalapenos to be particularly hot.
And yes, there is some machismo involved with consuming spicy foods. Being a gringo, I could eat as many jalapenos and other peppers as my Mexican employees. They liked to test me and were quite surprised that I could match them.
To all the clever ladies answering "I like spicy food, and I am a female." Although I see the confusion is this poorly worded question, the asker does not seem to mean to ask do only men eat spicy food? The question is whether or not eating spicy food is often done as a bravado, or to show off and impress or intimidate in North American cultures. At least that's the question I was asking when I stumbled upon this feed.
A Fresh Jalapeno? That would be like eating candy to this woman. Watch as she attempts to eat 60 ghost peppers and then rubs them in her eyes without any ill effects. In case you have not heard of the Ghost Pepper it is one of the hottest in the world.
To all the clever ladies answering "I like spicy food, and I am a female." Although I see the confusion is this poorly worded question, the asker does not seem to mean to ask do only men eat spicy food? The question is whether or not eating spicy food is often done as a bravado, or to show off and impress or intimidate in North American cultures. At least that's the question I was asking when I stumbled upon this feed.
The clever ladies are refuting the association of spicy food with gender in the US, and are answering the OP's question: NO, eating spicy foods is NOT commonly a sign of bravado here. We women can and do enjoy the heat at least as much as men, and no one's impressed or intimated by a man who can handle a few chiles or jalapeños.
Eating hot, spicy food is NOT a "guy" thing. As I grew up, living in Asia in my formative years, hot peppers were used for many things. One of them to help stay cool in summer months. Bite into a hot pepper, break a sweat, breeze cools you better. It is also very healthy. Hot pepper cuts the goo out of your blood, and helps energize the body.
Many places where we lived , also, did not have refrigeration. Hot spices helped cover the tastes of more ...gamey...foods. Some of those Asian peppers are not for the young or faint of heart. Lol. However, the women, and children as well, gobbled them with gusto. That hot foods are a "macho" thing is laughable to me. I watched adolescent children double over in laughter at Force Recon Marines grabbing for their canteens after biting into native foods. Lmao...."macho" indeed.
I'm the chief spicy food eater in my house, and am very much female.
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