raspirate 23 points a month ago

One time I was eating at an Indian restaurant that had a 5-star heat scale, and then "Indian hot" which was just another level beyond the scale. I ordered 3 star heat and my buddy ordered "Indian hot." The waitress confirmed 3 times that was what he wanted (we're white).

I was impressed that my friend was managing his meal pretty well so I asked if I could try it to compare. It wasn't any hotter than mine. I'm sure the chef took one look at him and was like "I'm not remaking this dish when that white boy can't eat what he ordered." Not like my friend would've been a dick about it or demanded another dish, but yeah I doubt he could've handled the heat level he asked for. In the end, the food was great and my buddy didn't feel cheated and didn't destroy his guts.

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dharmacurious 18 points a month ago

Indian place I used to live near had a similar system. Each time, I ask for Indian hot. They confirm. What they bring is not Indian hot. They ask about it, I tell them "this is really good, but next time, I'd like hotter"

This goes on for freaking forever before he finally makes a dish that's genuinely hot, and it's great, but I can do more. Lol. The next time I come in, I tell them hotter than last time, and he says he'll make it like he does for his own mom.

Lit me up. It was really good. Not too hot for me, but hot enough that I'm pushing my limits. He asks after the meal, and I tell him it was hot enough. He says "good. I won't make any hotter! That's hot enough!" Haha

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zod000 5 points a month ago

This has happened to me repeatedly at Thai places and it was honestly infuriating the first few times it happened. Luckily, I found out that at Thai places they usually have a spice tray they can bring out on request as long as you are eating at the restaurant instead of takeout. It became my common thing to expect to do so after my first bite when eating at places. At home I have my own dried peppers so I can make food as silly hot as I want.

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nonfuinoncuro 4 points a month ago

it's funny because as an asian person i've never really run into this problem; if i ask for spicy i get spicy but i think the difference is we don't really use it as a dick measuring contest like white people do (ours are all small anyway lol). some people like spicy some people don't nobody cares what you order

it's only when either white people are ordering or white people take my order it turns into this weird back and forth and then ultimately the white customer has to be convinced he is a really strong eater and got the "authentic" spice so he can brag about it and feel like a man and then post about it on reddit

it's like vanity sizing on my pants i'm still wearing a 32 inch waist even 20 years after graduating high school now with a sizable dad bod

meanwhile i'm still so confused why there are so many memes about spicy foods changing your poop i mean sure my poop can change when eating corn or other veggies like beets but spicy vs nonspicy food never changed my poop/guts must be another white people thing. fascinating creatures, love you guys, but endlessly confusing

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raspirate 3 points a month ago

Haha, it's why I added the "we're white" detail near the beginning. I knew that the waitress confirming 3 separate times would probably sound weird to anyone who's not white.

I imagine that, at least for Americans, the reason spice is such a macho thing is because our food isn't very spicy, so it's more of a novelty for "sometimes" meals instead of just a standard part of our cooking. Our palettes aren't used to it, and Americans especially will compete over anything. I definitely don't want to compete with anyone when it comes to spice because I still want to enjoy my food. My ideal spice level is for the dish to be just a bit of a struggle at the end. If I shed a few tears with the last few bites, that was the right amount of spice for me.

As for the poop memes, depending on the meal, my b-hole can detect spice just as accurately as my mouth, and that is.... not fun. If your digestive system doesn't work that way then I envy you. One sufficiently traumatic "ring of fire" experience is enough to get some people to decide that spicy food is not for them. Personally, I'll risk it if the food is amazing. That's a problem for future me.

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