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justaprogressive

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32. Indian food the way the locals eat it, is the hottest cuisine in the world.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 02:44 PM

Tuesday

been to Indian restaurants dozens of times

I've fixed the pre-packaged foil pouches 100's of times (Rajma Masala is really toasty!)

I keep about 6 Indian chutneys:
Onion
Mint
Tamarind & Date
& Coriander are some of my favorites...

...I can eat an 8 (out of ten) but prefer a 7....

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What's the spiciest food you have ever eaten? Mine was chili, Brutal [View all] debm55 Tuesday OP

Wasabi mustard, I think Walleye Tuesday #1

Thank you Walleye. Oh yes, wasabi mustard. I had it once. Never again. debm55 Tuesday #4

Something with habanero pepper. no_hypocrisy Tuesday #2

Thank you, no_hypocrisy. Yes, have never had it, but I heard about the heat factor. debm55 Tuesday #5

Thai food, some kind of curry. Ocelot II Tuesday #3

Thank you Ocelot II, I like Hot and spicy Chinese food. Never tried Thai. Thank you for the information on water. debm55 Tuesday #6

Most Chinese food is relatively bland, except for Sechuan, which has a little kick. Ocelot II Tuesday #10

Milk or yogurt seem to best to cool the heat from spicy food. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #14

The last restaurant I worked in, they brought in extra hot chicken wings that would possibly be added to the menu. MIButterfly Tuesday #7

Water doesn't work on spicy food. Drink milk instead. Ocelot II Tuesday #8

I just saw that after I posted! MIButterfly Tuesday #11

some sort of Thai dish stopdiggin Tuesday #9

Szechuan chicken with red peppers Eugene Tuesday #12

I have had random green chiles that were almost inedible Kali Tuesday #13

Friend made some kind of African stew Freddie Tuesday #15

A teeny, tiny bite of a carolina reaper pepper. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #16

I've eaten hotter since then but my most memorable time... TlalocW Tuesday #17

Something made with chicken from a Chinese place called Mei Wei. House of Roberts Tuesday #18

A friend asked me to taste her season's batch of habanero paste. pandr32 Tuesday #19

a plate of twice cooked pork mike_c Tuesday #20

Kung Pao chicken at a Manhattan Chinese restaurant... Jrose Tuesday #21

Some spicy salsa at an outdoor food festival. Diamond_Dog Tuesday #22

A Carolina Reaper chili - naked EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #23

My brothers chili. He'd trim out a chuck roast, cube it up, rsdsharp Tuesday #24

I've had a whole little dick pepper once, Korean I was on fire for two hours JMCKUSICK Tuesday #25

Paqui one chip challenge ! stonecutter357 Tuesday #26

Some sort of Mexican hot pepper SheltieLover Tuesday #27

A pepper I grew a Habanero. Botany Tuesday #28

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My own Salsa Roja, made to Hubby's specs. Dorothy V Tuesday #30

Fresh horseradish while dining at a German restaurant. Polly Hennessey Tuesday #31

Indian food the way the locals eat it, is the hottest cuisine in the world. justaprogressive Tuesday #32

One bite of a small green Thai chili pepper. Paladin Tuesday #33

I bit into a jalapeno my dad has been eating and thought I had died and gone to hell! lark Tuesday #34

Some Thai dish that I can't remember. Elessar Zappa Tuesday #35