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US judge dismisses $100,000 suit over spiciness of New York taqueria’s sauce
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IKR? I hate it when something is supposed to be spicy but seems to be calibrated for someone that thinks black pepper is spicy.
Definitely. There was a burrito place by me that I used to ask for their hottest sauce and every time I asked for it, they gave me a half squint and said, “are you sure? It’s really spicy.” It was never what I would consider even moderately spicy. I think they were just racially profiling me…which I guess I can’t complain about if that’s the worst way I’ll be racially profiled in life.
I have a similar story. I can handle hot, and seek it out because who doesn’t love endorphins? I asked for their hot salsa, and then asked if they had anything hotter. She brought out this small dish and stood there and watched me eat it and made a derisive grunt before walking away. It was the hottest salsa experienced, I broke out into sweats and then hives. For the next day any mild perspiration caused me to break out into a rash.
It was amazing. 10/10 would recommend.
Haha, I’ve experienced something similar to that. I ordered queso at a taco place and there was a sliced pepper floating on top. My wife doesn’t like spicy food, so I will grab that stuff immediately. It was a little hot, definitely felt a slight burn. A few minutes later, the waitress came out and was looking at the queso, then the tray, then the plates and the floor. She was slightly panicked and said, “did this come out with a pepper on it?!” And then explained that she tells all her guests not to eat the pepper because it’s too spicy and they get a lot of complaints. Definitely way too dramatic for the heat level of that thing.
The trick is to ask them if the spice is scaled for white people or not
My favorite way of people trying to calibrate things for you in real time is if they ask something like: "do you want that Indian hot, or American hot?", I take the subtext being, "okay, white guy, let's make sure you buckle up if you ask for the Indian hot version". 🤣
In my experience, Indian restaurants can bring the spicy. So can (some) Thai places. They can really turn things up and tear off the knob for pepperheads if they know they can take the bubble-wrap off for you as a customer. :)
I don't think I've ever eaten at a Mexican restaurant that really turned things up, but I think that's mostly because the peppers they use are rather limited in their upper end. Most of it has been around store-bought "extra hot" salsa level which doesn't phase me.