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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

When ordering at the local Indian restaurant (Indian? They're all Bangladeshi. ...Anyway~), it helps to say "Bangladeshi strength", to prevent them serving the bland stuff.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like that cultures that make spicy food, usually have a "mild" for their fellow countrymen, and a special "mild" for white people.

The white person mild.

I think that's hilarious.

For the record, I'm white and I appreciate having white person mild as an option.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I get frustrated because I LOVE super-spicy food, but every time I go to a new Asian or Indian restaurant and ask for 5/5 spicy they're like, "We'll make you a 2/5" just to be safe because I'm very, very white.

I have literally never had food served to me at a restaurant that was too spicy for me. I've basically damaged my tongue with all the spicy food I eat, and I literally don't perceive Sriracha as being any spicer than banana pudding.

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I literally don't perceive Sriracha as being any spicer than banana pudding.

Genuine question: Are there many people who really perceive Sriracha as spicy? I never thought that it's meant to be really spicy, but more like a 'chili-flavored' sauce.

It's ketchup with a chili flavor.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are people who find it so spicy it ruins their day if it gets on their tongue.

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

I mean, sure. There are a few sensitive people for everything. I once met someone who found even regular curry powder super spicy. I was just wondering about the statement above, because in my experience Sriracha is the absolute entry level when it comes to 'hot' sauces.

[–] pleaseletmein@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

I’ve had that happen at a few places as well, it’s pretty annoying. I’m also really short, and so I’ve had one restaurant swap what I actually ordered to whatever the closest equivalent on their kids’ menu is lol

[–] TechAnon@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I worked at Denny's and I always asked "Ranch?" when people got fries. One day an AlphaMacho™ man literally got up from his seat and loudly said "is that because I'm white?!" and I was stunned, then my manager - a Cowboys loving, Harley riding, neon-red redneck - popped up from around the corner and said "Hey calm down little man, everybody always gets ranch with their fries, boy's just trying' to save time"

[–] phx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Jokes aside it kinda is, but as a white guy who actually like hot food I've also been known to say "and don't make it white guy spicy, be real"

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

I usually say that that in Indian restaurants because some of the ones near me will definitely hold back otherwise. One time the server asked me like 5 times if I was sure and there wouldn't be a refund if I couldn't handle it. I said bring it on and he watched me eat it from across the restaurant in amazement lol. It was the spiciest curry I've ever had, absolutely wrecked my stomach that night, 10/10.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've heard that people with high tolerance for alcoholic beverages also have high tolerance for extreme spicy foods.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Apparently certain opiod receptors respond to both alcohol and spicy foods. There's also an interesting relation between getting an endorphin rush from eating spicy foods and naltrexone — I guess people who really like spicy foods respond better to the drug.

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (15 children)

It's taco bell, it's all mild sauce

[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Everybody watch out, we got a badass over here.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They're not wrong, though. Even their Diablo sauce is only rated to around ~15,000 SHU (though some will argue that Fire sauce is hotter and thus Diablo is actually less than 1000, myself included).

Even if the rating is accurate, that means at the very most Taco Bell sauce is barely hotter than a jalapeño, which any hot sauce enthusiast will confirm is on the lower end of the Scoville scale.

The point I'm making is that they're not bragging, they're stating simple facts.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

So, I went into Chipotle the other day, and approached the young black dude who was taking the order, and asked for a bowl. Then he asked which rice, and said "Let me guess: White?"

I don't know if he was being racist or what, but I've got a thick (white) skin, and can see the humor in anything, so I was laughing when I said "What the fuck is THAT supposed to mean?...but, yeah, I want white rice, but still, what the fuck, dude?"

He got really nervous at that point, thinking he offended me, and of course I took advantage and guilted him into extra steak and guac.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 days ago

Years from now he will wake up while falling asleep, randomly remembering this awkward encounter

[–] bytesonbike@discuss.online 167 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (15 children)

At a Indian restaurant, the waiter said, "We have regular and spicy... And Indian spicy." Then he goes, "I usually don't offer Indian spicy to everybody". I'm brown, and I was given special treatment. But honestly I think I broke his heart when I asked for regular because he thought I could hang.

Sorry man! 😭

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

The Indian place I often go to will only actually give me the spice level I’m asking for (1-10 scale) if I call to order it. If I go in and ask for it spicy, it’s always suuuuper mild. Very very annoying, because damnit that’s not what I ordered, and I know what I’m doing. I’ve even specifically asked for it to be done the way they’d eat it and nope.

My partner makes ghost pepper and reaper sauces. They just made ghost jerky. I like reaper cheese. I can handle it, but no. They won’t give it to me unless they don’t know it’s for me :(

[–] mosspiglet@discuss.online 117 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (6 children)

One of my proudest moments as a white dude who likes spicy stuff was when a buddy and I were hanging out with some local guys while on a trip to Mexico. I was just chowing down on some super hot salsa and one of the Mexican guys gets real excited and starts calling me "the blond Mexican". I'm sure my wife is tired of that story, but I will continue to tell it to her for the rest of my days.

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[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 48 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I’m white and they said that to me once, but there was such an underlying tone of menace in “Indian hot” that I knew they weren’t fucking around.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 61 points 3 days ago (9 children)

A guy I work with once went with his two black friends to their local chip shop, owned by a big Jamaican guy.

He was the only white person in there, and when he placed his order, the owner went "Dja want gravy wit dat? White people always want graavyy".

He did want gravy.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago

"How dare you! But yes."

I'm white and I want gravy

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 67 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I moved recently and tried a Thai place down the street. The guy asked if I wanted mild, medium, or spicy, and I said spicy. He said :No, I think mild." I didn't know what to say and he added "...but you can have it however you want." I decided to try medium.

He came by after and asked how the spiciness was, and I said it was just a little spicier than I like it (I ate it without issue), and he said "I told you!"

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago (15 children)

You just gotta know whose palate it's balanced for. Taco bell is meant for white people. Their hottest sauce has a maybe jalapeño-level spice to it (and it tastes like shit). Go to any legit Thai or Indian place and their medium will destroy the hottest you can get at any tex-mex chain.

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[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 48 points 3 days ago

I'm a white man, I enjoy very spicy food. My partner is a southeastern Asian woman, who enjoys a bit less spicy food. I find it easier if we just order for each other and swap plates when the food comes. Because the servers assume that I can't handle spice, and my partner can. Which is incorrect. Also, my partner isn't very happy about it.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

I saw a post once along the lines of: Only certain groups of white people don't do spicy, other groups eat hot sauces with names like The Asshole Scorcher. Personally, I love certain kinds of spicy. Like Korean food spicy is soooo fucking good. Eat a spicy noodle soup and be drenched in sweat at the end.

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That podcast is hilarious for all the wrong reasons. They are not only race reductionists but they basically boil everything down to individual attitudes and beliefs.

One of the most egregious ones was when they told people not to practice speaking people’s native languages with them and to hire a tutor! Dumbest fucking people, they are equally as smart as MAGA.

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[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

I get a lot of 'are you sure?' When I ask for hot sauce

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I feel like the stereotype has trended binary recently: white dudes are either the "black pepper is too spicy" type, or they're the chili heads who mainline reapers

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[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago (7 children)

NGL, getting profiled as a tender tongue is pretty fucking annoying. The only thing worse than no spice is mild spice.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

My go-to has been to tell the waiter, "If you make it so spicy I can't eat it, I'll double your tip." It's a dangerous game, but it often pays off.

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Those chili spice ratings on food packets and menus are always bullshit as well

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