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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I'm not British or Australian, but this is what I'd want.

[–] rekabis@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

My scotch-bonnet-munching brother took one look at this and nearly laughed his ring of fire clear off his seat.

[–] TotallyNotSpezUpload@startrek.website 5 points 1 week ago (8 children)

And I just tested the hot sauce Da bomb beyond insanity. Long story short, it lives up to its name.

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[–] Greenbird@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Its weird. Australians are badasses. Why can't they eat like badasses?

[–] JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Am aussie and will say there are definately the 'pepper is hot' people but thee is also a healthy love of spice, we have a very multicultural food pallette here with a lot of asian influence in particular (thai, chinese, japanese, indian, etc). I like to put chilli sauce on EVERYTHING, i dont think there is a food i havent tried without chilli.

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[–] floopus@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

I fear my mum would find mild too spicy lol

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (4 children)

That seems weird. All the people I know from the UK are into flaming hot Indian food so I can't imagine they would have a problem with mild salsa. And I have yet to see an Aussie fridge that doesn't have multiple bottles of extra hot sauces. I consider myself to be a wimp with hot spice - my stomach and I disagree on the matter and it wins - but even I can handle "mild". Not that I believe people don't exist (I know one or two), but that there would be enough population to make it a worthwhile sales change surprises me.

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The burning they experience was nothing to do with the spices.

My mum was cooking, I’m very sorry, she cooks for my dad’s palate.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

Spice ratings annoy me so much! I can eat one meal called flaming hot and it's cooler than another that is warm or sometimes even mild.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I can only imagine that it's just blander because "mild" here is pretty much spiceless. Hot is baseline mild spice. Extra spicy is what I think of as being spicy, and then everything above that is if you want the burn but none of the flavor.

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