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Just a tiny bit spicy (media.discordapp.net)
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[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 107 points 1 year ago
[-] Bearbi3@lemm.ee 77 points 1 year ago
[-] davel@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago
[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 11 points 1 year ago
[-] anakin78z@lemmy.world 90 points 1 year ago

There was a place on Venice beach called Rose's Thai Window which had the best pad Thai. You could get it mild, medium, spicy, or 'Rose spicy', which is how she made it for herself. Whenever we tried to order it Rose spicy, she would flat out tell us no. On the last day the place was open, before she moved back to Thailand, she finally made it for us. I lasted literally 2 bites before I couldn't taste anything anymore, except pain.

[-] ipha@lemm.ee 89 points 1 year ago

If I say I want spicy -- I want to be in visible discomfort and bystanders should be concerned for my safety.

"If they tell you it's spicy, it's hot. If they tell you it's hot, you'd better not.

[-] moonsnotreal 71 points 1 year ago

I went to an Indian place once and asked the waiter to make my food spicy. It was kinda medium-spicy, and when the waiter asked if it was spicy enough, I--stupid white boy I am--said no. He took the dish back to the kitchen. He returned a little later with the chef. They both watched me take a bite and regret my decision. Through the tears, I told them the Spice was just right. They laughed.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

Here's my perfect spicy level: I want slight to moderate discomfort in my mouth, but no follow up burn from my asshole.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago

Cmon the afterburn is a surprising little reminder of how awesome the food was the night before.

[-] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

I like my toilet to be a crime scene. I had to switch to a bidet to stop rubbing filth into the blood.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Is there a way to delete other people's comments on Lemmy?

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe defederate that account?

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Tijuana Mama isn’t something I want to be reminded of.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I mean... Depending on the place habenero is a heavy hit or miss.

[-] InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

That’s basically where I’m at. I want some tingling, burning and flavor, but I don’t want to feel like I’m dying either during the meal or after.

[-] ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I want the burn in my mouth, not in my asshole

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[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

This is basically how I do my order at a Chinese spot near work, most of the time they don’t listen though and still give me white people heat.

[-] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From the restaurant's perspective I can kind of understand. They don't want to serve you a meal that they suspect you won't be able to eat because it's a bad look for their business. And if you complain, being too spicy is also way harder to rectify than being not spicy enough so they play it safe initially. Though it obviously sucks if you're specifically looking for spicy food.

This is why I advocate for chili oil, white pepper, and other condiments at the table or provided on request at Chinese restaurants. As a Chinese person who likes to fine tune the spice level of my food or change the spice level part way through. It also basically means the kitchen doesn't really have to worry about if something is too mild in the same way they don't have to worry if it's not salty enough.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 year ago

I ordered the only non-spicy dish on the menu and it wasn’t spicy ★☆☆☆☆

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago

Spicy… pad thai 🤣 I said my tapioca pudding wasn’t spicy last time.

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Idk about you, but a really spicy pad Thai is 🔥

[-] Bananigans@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe, but I think his point is that pad Thai isn't a spicy dish to begin with. So it would be a weird complaint to make in the first place.

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I don't pretend to be an expert on thai food, so I can't speak to the "traditional" way to prepare it, but in my experience pass thai being spicy is about 50/50 at restaurants I've been to, and there certainly isn't anything wrong with asking it to be made spicy

[-] Bananigans@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

If Thai people can throw tuna on waffles, I think you can have your pad Thai however you want.

[-] Blackdoomax@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago
[-] petersr@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

OP died of spiciness before he could tell the tale.

[-] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[-] shasta@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago
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[-] Number1SummerJam@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

I work at a Thai restaurant. Pro tip: get phat kee mao/drunken noodles instead if you like heat

[-] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

R2-D2One of the hottest dishes I've ever eaten where there was still flavor was boat noodle soup. I think it was with cow blood instead of pig blood. When they asked me how spicy, I said "make it how it's supposed to be." It burned, but I could still taste everything. Perfrct.

[-] Roya1eWCheese@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Pad kee mao is way better than pad thai imo. Even it spicy you can still taste other flavors compare to pad thai I think it just bland.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

"Like you would make it for your grandma" usually works for me. But not if it's the whole order, only if I am trying to get one item really spicy.

Once at an Indian buffet, the owner had okra out & I was so happy, love okra but he kept warning me off it - "no, no, it's spicy" and I was like "Great!" and he would say "no, no, I mean it's spicy" he really was worried.

Nope. It was not. Like, some perceptible heat, sure. But nothing anyone would consider too spicy. Like medium taco bell packet of hot sauce spicy. I was so disappointed after all the warnings!

[-] derpgon@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago

I once bought "4/5 chilli peppers, EXTRA HEAT" meat, pre-sauces for the grill. It was not even in the slightest sense spicy, even water is spicier.

[-] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago
[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Being born! Ha

[-] Elgenzay@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

It's so there's a legal defense if they say it wasn't spicy enough

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 year ago

bonus meme from a fellow shitlord

[-] nick@kbin.cafe 10 points 1 year ago
[-] Devdogg@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

This is a repost from Reddit. I doubt this is the OP.

[-] MisterD@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Meanwhile, OP doesn't say if it was spicy enough or if he went to the hospital because it was too spicy

[-] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I tried this at an Indian place. Regretted it. I don't recommend anything above 5/10.

[-] ampedwolfman@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

I went to an Indian restaurant a long time ago with two coworkers on lunch. The waiter asked me how hot I wanted to which I responded, "just medium I have to go back to work." It was chicken vindaloo and it was the hottest shit I'd ever eaten and enjoyed. I was sweating really bad but it was so good. I barely made it back to the office before I had to start shitting.

I go back on a Friday after work. I tell the same guy, make it as hot as you can. It wasn't nearly as hot as it was that day. I was mad disappointed. Still really good but I wanted it to melt my face like the end of Indiana Jones. Still burned my asshole that way. Defifinite 5/7. Would recommend.

[-] orangeboats@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Still really good but I wanted it to melt my face like the end of Indiana Jones.

Truly c/BrandNewSentence material.

Seriously though, never challenge Indian and Thai cooks on spiciness. They can be ruthless!

[-] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I just ask for extra hot with a spice rack for adjustments

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Just stir fry up some bird's eye chilis and toss a few noodles in.

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

It'll be almost spicy enough

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

There's anything like "too much spicy". Capsaicin FTW!

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