I was hoping for a savory flavor, I got a weird spicy flavor. I never had Indian food but I want to try it. Nevertheless, it is a good taste. For a split second I was mildly infuriated tho.
This story is secondhand.
My brother’s first wife was Indian. As a result, he experienced many cuisines he wouldn’t have locally in the US. Apparently, she once took him to an Indian restaurant which offered a variety of spiciness levels; he, having been exposed to Indian cooking in the past, thought he could handle it. As such, he ordered the spiciest level of whatever he was eating.
The owner of the restaurant apparently came out and tried to talk him out of it, but he insisted. They prepared the food as requested and he ate it. At the end of the meal, his eyes and nose were running. Per his telling, the owner came out after he had finished it to ask how he had liked the meal. He said that he liked it but that it had topped out his spice tolerance.
According to him, the owner then responded “I thought so. That’s why I only gave you medium spice.”
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Masala just means mix, there are hundreds of Indian spice mixes, so this name tells you nothing. For spicy you generally want garam masala, i.e. hot mix.
Habahnow@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
tbh, Indian is like Mexican and Thai food, assume there’s going to be a bit of spiciness in it.
comador@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Also assume that just because you are tolerant to one (Eh Mexican, Thai, Korean, Indian, etc) does NOT mean you are tolerant to the others.
Most people think they can, then cry like babies when they’re tested; myself included. I can nearly drink Tapatio and Sriracha Cock Sauce, but Indian Guntur curries for example send me crying.