A lot of places advertise to have "spicy" food, but its just not spicy! None of those "spicy" hot sauces at Taco Bell and Jack In The Box are spicy! I put more than two packs of the red extra hot sauce in Taco Bell tacos when I eat them, and I put hot sauce on fries too!
I think the hot sauce or salsa is really spicy if you cry!
Anyone else's opinion?
I know we have different opinions on what spicy is, but I think a lot of food out there in Mexican and taco places don't have spicy sauces.

I don't like spicy

CalhounSq said:

what?!

just kidding!

the only problem I have with it is on the way out sometimes

Fast food "spices" are just an excuse. But get me some lamb vindaloo from a good Indian restaurant and I'm yours. :swoon:

I love spicy food. I use tabasco, that stuff rox!

And yeah most places are watered down spicy so it's not authentic. Go to Korean, Vietamese, or Thai or East Indian places who have food that's spicy and can spice it up as hot as you like. Plus there are dishes that are not listed on the menu. check it out.

National Geographic had a story on a new pepper that's like thousands of times stronger than jalapenos.

NDRU said:

I'll have ice cream and milk ready to neutralize if necessary

Paradisekiss03 said:

i agree! what is usually called "spicy" is baby food to me! usually, the only restaurant food that can really make me build up a sweat is indian cuisine...or SOMEtimes a good hunan chinese restaurant.

anything that's gonna be advertised as "hot'n'spicy" in a chain restaurant, i know ahead of time it's gonna be - though i will say, i have a really hard time with chipotle's extra hot sauce. that stuff is a bit intense. plus it comes back to bite you in the ass. literally.

ZombieKitten said:

ouch!!

ZombieKitten said:

i have that problem too.

which is why there are some kinds of spicy i will eat and some i won't. i gave up jalapenos for that reason. but i never have a problem with hot curries or chinese hot sauces or chili pastes, so i will load up on that stuff like crazy. i still eat lots of mexican food, but i tend to eat it medium-mild which is totally lame, but bathroom drama is totally lamer.

Spicy is the way too go

There are different kinds of spicy.
I like the Dijon mustard that makes your nose burn, and I like the hot peppers that burn your tongue.

I agree that fast food places don't really make it spicy.
I can't wait for my girlfriend to make me some real spicy Mexican food.

I can't have anything even vaguely spicy. I can pick jalapenos off of a frozen supermarket pizza, cook it and the traces of the pepper will still make my tongue swell up and the whole thing inedible.

NDRU said:

Jalapenos forever! But sometimes those are not really that spicy either.

Dave's Insanity Sauce.





That stuff is so spicy it was banned from the National Fiery Food Show.

Korean Food can be hella spicy too! I like eating food that makes cartoons come out of my ears!

I can always tell how spicy it was when it comes out my ass.

Yours must be like a volcano erupting in your ass!

karmatornado said:

korean hot chili paste is the BEST

oh, and icelandic hot potato sauce is awesome too.

hot in, hot out

BlackAdder7 said:

not always!

Anx said:

leave it to you to turn my thoughts into a sexual innuendo

Hello, Hows it going! All this talk of spicy food is making me want to make an indian food run!
[Edited 5/5/07 10:06am]

karmatornado said:

i was thinking the same thing...i've been craving ethiopian lately, but i think i need to settle for an indian buffet today. bring on the samosas!

Paradisekiss03 said:

Yeah, the chiles they use in thai & chinese food are stronger. I love jalapenos, though, too. Some peppers are too strong. And I have to be careful because I wear contact lenses. When I cok with them I can't ever seem to wash my hands enough.

btw, the ones I was talking about are called Dorset Naga, and they're from bangladesh.

Actually jalapenos are pretty low on the list (according to Scoville heat index)

Bell pepper--0
jalapeno--5500
cayenne--23000
serrano--25000
Thai--60000
Habanero--150000
tabasco--190524
dorset naga--923000
bih/bhut jolokia--1,000,000

Many people can't handle hot, spicey foods. We keep four different types of chile sauce available at home: chinese, Mexican, (red and green), Tabasco. When we have guests, we serve roasted chili on the side so those who like spicey can add it to the food. This accommodates those who like mild and those who like hot.

Anx said:

Love that chili paste, we buy the big jar so that we always have some

Paradise is sick.lol

Paradisekiss03 said:

I think you and I feel the same way as far as the hot sauce, when I have Taco Bell I need sauce in every bite so you can imagine how many packets of sauce I use