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Hey spicyboys, birds can't taste capsaicin at all. How does it feel knowing that no matter how much spice you can tolerate, you will always be a little wimp compared to that tiny little titmouse outside your window?
I feel like Spicy in America is basically lazy compared to the rest of the world where you get heat but can still taste the flavors: Asian and Indian hot is yummy! Glorified Tabasco hot sauce not so much. In "American" restaurants it's mostly hot sauce and boutique gmo peppers that look great on Social Media authentic Authentic Latin American peppers excluded not the pickled Jalapeño shit you get on ballpark nachos.
Come to LA though and you will taste the world of spice! Not ducking Guy Fierri's version of deep fried carnival food with hot sauce.
Tacos are as much of an american food as pizza is.I'm in Chicago and there of course is definitely spicy food here. any Indian restaurant, plenty of taquerias. probably my go too when I want something really spicy is Green Leaf Thai, their spiciness levels are Thai spicy. the "medium" there is plenty hot, if I take it a step above I'm sweating.
but you said you meant like, American food specifically. So I'm thinking burgers, pizza, sandwiches. Searching for examples of those that are supposed to be spicy Chicago has a number that usually have some kick. the nashville hot chicken at The Roost or Parson's has heat. Bad Apple has a burger with some heat.
Let's not leave off Indian. Because goddamn.Yep there too. Also some local Jamaican Jerk can really burn you.
I really don't think you can talk about "American cuisine" with such broad generalizations. And like, LA is America, no?I feel like Spicy in America is basically lazy compared to the rest of the world where you get heat but can still taste the flavors: Asian and Indian hot is yummy! Glorified Tabasco hot sauce not so much. In "American" restaurants it's mostly hot sauce and boutique gmo peppers that look great on Social Media authentic Authentic Latin American peppers excluded not the pickled Jalapeño shit you get on ballpark nachos.
Come to LA though and you will taste the world of spice! Not ducking Guy Fierri's version of deep fried carnival food with hot sauce.
im from chicago, we have tons of mexican places if i want actual spicy food but everything else that is more american is pretty bad
OP needs to stop being lazy and looking at only Walmart or a gas station for stuff. The hottest pepper in the world is from the USAIt doesn't take much effort to actually find spicy food.
Most stuff is made for general consumption. So naturally, a lot of things that claim to be spicy are still meant for people who only enjoy a modest amount of spice.
Nah he's in Chicago. He's getting the real shit. They're just not offering hotter sauces. Given how unpopular those super-hot options are, it's no surprise that restaurants don't stock them. You don't invest money into shit nobody really wants outside of a niche community. Some will stock, some will not.I'm willing to bet dollar to dime what you are calling "mexican" is actually texmex or calimex (i.e. american food) and not actually mexican food.
Nah he's in Chicago. He's getting the real shit. They're just not offering hotter sauces. Given how unpopular those super-hot options are, it's no surprise that restaurants don't stock them. You don't invest money into shit nobody really wants outside of a niche community.
siracha is GODLYMost Americans think Tabasco and Sriracha are spicy, so no surprise.
I really don't think you can talk about "American cuisine" with such broad generalizations. And like, LA is America, no?
I also think people shit on tabasco waaaaay too much. It's fine not to like that Louisiana style vinegar based hot sauce, your taste is your own and you like what you like, but someone need to explain to me what's so wrong about that version of it.
Also, Guy Fieri makes delicious food and I will die on that hill.
I'm sure all restaurants have a mix to appease the crowd who have never experienced anything BUT texmex, but it really depends on the restaurant, fam. Plenty of restaurants have *the real shit* on their menus as well, and all of those big midwestern cities have ample Mexican populations. No half-stepping allowed with those communities.Texmex is the standard mainstream "Mexican" food nationwide though.
I'm sure all restaurants have a mix to appease the crowd who have never experienced anything BUT texmex, but it really depends on the restaurant, fam. Plenty of restaurants have *the real shit* on their menus, and all of those big midwestern cities have ample Mexican populations. No half-stepping allowed with those communities.
Yo just come out here to Nashville and I'll show you some of our Hot Chicken that'll fuck you up
Im not into spicy food, though some of my friends are. Can you name a couple places as examples? We're in NEPA so unless it's right by Lake Erie they could probably make the trip.Yeah, I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for OP. If you want someone to fuck you up with spice, you can definitely find it. Up here in the tippy-top of Pennsylvania there are restaurants that will absolutely fuck your entire day up if you ask them to.
There's absolutely no way to generalize this. It varies by an insane amount depending on where you are, if it's a supermarket product and what brand, if it's a restaurant chain or local spot, if it's ethnic food, etc. Too many variablesim always dissappointed when i buy stuff that is supposed to be hot. like do they make this stuff for people who think onions are spicy? its pathetic
I mean, goat isn't the only path to authenticity either.
Casual dinning chains just aren't that great, but they're not the first thing I think of when I think of American cuisine.I'm talking about "American" grill and bar type deep fried shit you'd find at Hooters or Applebee's not authentic food immigrants have brought to places like LA.
The point is, I don't believe at all this guy is eating Mexican food, judging from his posts.
Naw, Chicago doesn't really have many Texmex restaurants. Most Mexican food here is legit mexican style restaurants.Texmex is the standard mainstream "Mexican" food nationwide though.
Naw, Chicago doesn't really have many Texmex restaurants. Most Mexican food here is legit mexican style restaurants.
could be, yea. I just know that there is plenty of *da real shit* in Chicago. Whether he is a patron of those establishments and ordering from *that side* of the menu is anyone's guess. But access shouldn't be an issue.The point is, I don't believe at all this guy is eating Mexican food, judging from his posts.
You absolutely can. Any restaurant -- authentic or not -- would be foolish to NOT have texmex somewhere on the menu because that's all your average person knows. I don't think I've been to an authentic restaurant for any culture that didn't have *some* americanized variants of ethnic food. I'd really have to think about that, though.
The ghost pepper BBQ sauce is very good
aaaactually he might be. I could get birra 5 blocks from my apartment, or some real deal al pastor or tongue. and I live on the NW side not even in the neighborhoods where you can't trip without falling into a true taqueria like little village. Chicago's has a plentiful mexican population and they make actual regional specialties.
in the texmex or calimex versions sure but tacos in chicago are by and large served in more traditional forms.
Clearly you haven't been down South. Nashville hot is crazy hot. I usually stick with the first level of Hot for their food and it's hella strong.im always dissappointed when i buy stuff that is supposed to be hot. like do they make this stuff for people who think onions are spicy? its pathetic
Sure, but there are literally dozens of legit taquerias in any given neighborhood in Chicago. It has one of the largest Mexican populations in the country.
this. Same in NE Ohio (some of the largest Mexican and PR populations in the country). People have choices 'round these parts. If you want *the real shit* you can get it.Sure, but there are literally dozens of legit taquerias in any given neighborhood in Chicago. It has one of the largest Mexican populations in the country.
could be, yea. I just know that there is plenty of *da real shit* in Chicago. Whether he is a patron of those establishments and ordering from *that side* of the menu is anyone's guess. But access shouldn't be an issue.
You absolutely can. Any restaurant -- authentic or not -- would be foolish to NOT have texmex somewhere on the menu because that's all your average person knows. I don't think I've been to an authentic restaurant for any culture that didn't have *some* americanized variants of ethnic food. I'd really have to think about that, though.
I have never lived in Chicago so I'm obviously far from an expert, but I had a lot of really great Mexican food there, and it wasn't by some extensive research to find the one none shitty place. Just the tried and true method of "this looks good" and "it's busy for a reason'" that have served me well all over the world.aaaactually he might be. I could get birra 5 blocks from my apartment, or some real deal al pastor or tongue. and I live on the NW side not even in the neighborhoods where you can't trip without falling into a true taqueria like little village. Chicago's has a plentiful mexican population and they make actual regional specialties.
sorry but you're straight up wrong and don't know the city.
Have you tried the Habanero version? It's a buck more but it's actually pretty hot. That small bottle lasts me a month.
I know Tab. gets shit on but their Habanero is killer and insanely tasty. I sometimes wish they would sell a less hot version just for the flavor lmao
Sriracha is spicy. It's not super spicy or unbearably hot, but it's a spicy sauce.
Gotcha. We're on the same page now. :-)I think we might be arguing different things then. I'm not saying Chicago DOESN'T have authentic Mexican food, but I am claiming that A) Chicago isn't special in having the "real shit" and B) There's Texmex everywhere in America including Chicago.
I live in a very small rural mountain town in the Southeast, but we have a moderately sized Hispanic population. There are 3 Mexican restaurants, two of them are Texmex restaurants which also have some authentic stuff, both are VERY similar to that menu you posted, and one is an authentic Mexican place that has zero Texmex, you won't find a drop of sour cream in the whole place.
Go to lao sze chuan in downtown chicago and get the dry chili chicken (or any of their spicier stuff, but I really like that one). If that is bland for you, you must be breathing fire as a hobbyim from chicago, we have tons of mexican places if i want actual spicy food but everything else that is more american is pretty bad
we're really spoiled here, it's true. there's all the fine dining stuff, but on top of that you do have a lot of authentic mexican and eastern european holes in the wall. it's hard to go wrong.I have never lived in Chicago so I'm obviously far from an expert, but I had a lot of really great Mexican food there, and it wasn't by some extensive research to find the one none shitty place. Just the tried and true method of "this looks good" and "it's busy for a reason'" that have served me well all over the world.
I think it's just a phenomenal food city in general.
I don't remember if I ate there, but usually in Sichuan restaurants, ma po tofu is the spiciest dish on the menu.Go to lao sze chuan in downtown chicago and get the dry chili chicken (or any of their spicier stuff, but I really like that one). If that is bland for you, you must be breathing fire as a hobby