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Interesting if it is genetically inherited and not an addiction because I actually worry if I run low because I eat it everyday (along with other hot spices). I've pretty much tried it in everything. Right now I'm on a srirachi and salsa mixed with plain greek yogurt "kick".
Its definitely passed down. This is why there are ethnic and geographic groups that eat significantly spicier foods than others. I can't speak to if its because its truly in the biologic makeup of taste buds or if its just because they start their babies on spicy foods younger...
Its definitely passed down. This is why there are ethnic and geographic groups that eat significantly spicier foods than others. I can't speak to if its because its truly in the biologic makeup of taste buds or if its just because they start their babies on spicy foods younger...
I don't know. My mother was the blandest cook you ever met. We didn't even eat garlic. I learned to love spicy food as an adult.
I love Sriracha too but not to the point that I will squirt it into my mouth ... lol! I need it to be squirted on food. I find I can't enjoy eggs as much unless I put either Sriracha or Cholula on them. We always have both on hand and I even travel with a small bottle of either, so that if we get free breakfast at a hotel, I can make the strange eggs they serve there more palatable. Or if we pick up a breakfast sandwich from a fast food place, I'll splash a bit inside.
I love just about all condiments. Horseradish with roast beef. A1 Steak Sauce with steak. Ketchup, relish & mustard on burgers and hot dogs. Mint sauce with lamb. Vinegar and salt on fries. Chutney or Ajvar with sausages. Ajvar is a condiment from the countries around Bosnia, made from bell peppers, eggplant, onion and garlic.
I don't know. My mother was the blandest cook you ever met. We didn't even eat garlic. I learned to love spicy food as an adult.
same here. My parents considered 2 ounces to be a lifetime supply of tabasco. After I moved away from home I discovered all those wonderful spicy foods that I love so much.
Coming from a plain meat and potato family, I thought barbecue potato chips were exotic and spicy as a kid the first time I tasted them at a friend’s house.
I use crushed red pepper flakes a lot for sprinkling on foods or in cooking. I dry my own red Thai peppers and they are even hotter and better. If there is a choice, I order hot at restaurants. I was at a restaurant where a shrimp Diablo dish was labeled a 10 in hotness with a policy of not returning it to the kitchen if it was too hot. The waiter asked me more than once if I was sure I wanted it at the 10 level. I did and it wasn’t that hot, almost disappointing after the huge build up.
I have had a habanero salsa so hot that it was painful and I realized I wasn’t enjoying it at all and stopped, so I do have a limit. My dear MIL does not do spicy, even black pepper can be too much for her, so it’s back to the plain food of my childhood when she visits. That makes me appreciate the heat and spice even more afterwards.
I love Sriracha too but not to the point that I will squirt it into my mouth ... lol! I need it to be squirted on food. I find I can't enjoy eggs as much unless I put either Sriracha or Cholula on them. We always have both on hand and I even travel with a small bottle of either, so that if we get free breakfast at a hotel, I can make the strange eggs they serve there more palatable. Or if we pick up a breakfast sandwich from a fast food place, I'll splash a bit inside.
I love just about all condiments. Horseradish with roast beef. A1 Steak Sauce with steak. Ketchup, relish & mustard on burgers and hot dogs. Mint sauce with lamb. Vinegar and salt on fries. Chutney or Ajvar with sausages. Ajvar is a condiment from the countries around Bosnia, made from bell peppers, eggplant, onion and garlic.
Mustard on burgers is wrong, but otherwise I agree. I also like A1 on eggs. Vinegar also on fried fish. Garlic aioli is another versatile condiment. I dip my sweet potato fries that I make in the air fryer in them.
Oh, and there's a place that sells all high-quality frozen foods. I buy these tasty chicken strips there, and they sell a Thai dipping sauce that is simply wonderful.
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