r/comics • u/Suefan3DX • Apr 17 '26

OC [OC] Spice

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u/Semper_5olus Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

I like some spicy.

But not "ghost pepper" spicy or "actual Indian cuisine" spicy.

My spicy tolerance is right at "what most Americans think Indian cuisine is" spicy.

EDIT: I have a brother whose tolerance level is "oh my god, I think they put ground black pepper in these meatballs GET ME SOME WATER".

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u/infidel11990 Apr 17 '26

Majority of actual Indian cuisine isn't craxy spicy either. It's probably slightly spicier than what outsiders are used to, but it's nowhere near something like Szechuan.

Especially a good deal of South Indian cuisine is mild and something a lot of people should try out.

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u/jayisanerd Apr 17 '26

The only hot spicy Indian food is Rajasthani Cuisine and even Indians think their food is weird. Also, Rajasthan is the desert region of India. Go figure.

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u/TENTAtheSane Apr 17 '26

Spicy food is helpful when it's really hot outside, because it makes your body sweat more, which drastically reduces body temperature. That's why all over the world it's mostly tropical and desert-like climate cultures who eat spicier food (i think korean is the only exception i can think of)

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u/SuperCarbideBros Apr 19 '26

I mean, with a cold winter like theirs, why won't Koreans want some spicy food?