Kitchen

[Flatbush]

I eat a lot of vegetables and I try and spice them up so they are more palatable. Therefore, I use pepper flakes, salsa , chilli powder but most of all, I use smoky paprika on almost every thing. I just discovered it last year.

I don't like so  much heat that I sweat, but enough to tingle my lips. 

[Queen of shop]

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@ECBG wrote:

Hot or spicy as in Tabasco, or anything else never, ever appealed to me.

A well known restaurant has almost totally changed the menu to a hot sauce or it's hot /in another way.  I no longer go there.

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@ECBG  Oh LAWD! I cannot stand hot food. I get very upset when food is way too hot. Like when you order in a new restaurant and have no idea what the hot level will be. Or because the waitress lies to you. LOL Hubs loves hot sauce. I buy it for him. I never touch it.

My idea of hot is a small schmear of horseradish cream sauce along side my steak to dip. And I don't dip every piece. My fave brand is Inglehoffer. Most of my grocery stores carry it. You can find it on Amazon too.

I can handle a few red pepper fkakes when I make cavatelli and broccoli. That's about it though. I really enjoy supper and I don't want my mouth on fire. Ha. I commend all you ladies that can eat like that.

I like my food well spiced. By spiced, I mean; fresh rosemany, cracked pepper, oregano,garlic,fresh thyme, mint, juniper berries, nutneg and such like that.

[Imaoldhippie]

@KathyM23 .................Finding a restaurants that seasons mashed potatoes, now that is a rare thing.  I find a lot of restaurants dont season most of their food.

Sorry your taters wore ruined for you.

[Imaoldhippie]

@software ...We dont think Texas Pete is hot either.  We have McIhenney Tobasco Pepper Sauce in your house.

[Imaoldhippie]

Yes I like hot and spicy food.  Hubby and me dont consider Texas Pete hot, so we use McIhenney Tobasco  Pepper Sauce.

[Nataliesgramma]

I do...but my stomach does not....

[Ladybug724]

I don't like hot and spicy food because I don't like pain or a burning mouth! I don't understand people who enjoy super hot chicken wings, etc. My husband loves them. Ugh I don't want pain when I eat!

I like salty though. Now some people don't understand the salty thing. 

To me, spicy is the same thing as hot, so no to spicy food also.

[proudlyfromNJ]

I like a bit of spice for certain foods. Cocktail sauce for shrimp cocktail must have a bite and Mexican food. My Dad always had Tabasco Sauce in the house.

[chickenbutt]

I really don't, AT ALL.  I do love Mexican food, but not hot.   

For me, the 'hot' just masks flavors and I really like flavors.  When I cook I tend to layer flavors throughout the dish.  If I add a bunch of 'hot', then it won't taste as good.

Plus, I  think I'm probably pretty wimpy about hot food.  It just seems to take over everything else so all I'd be tasting would be the hot.