• phillaholic@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    You can argue semantics until you go blue in the face. If you’re not used to spicy food or hot food, or food that produces a similar feeling in the mouth, you have to be careful with Indian food. Your tolerance level isn’t everyone else’s.

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      1 year ago

      Spices are not heat. End of story. If you don’t understand this, you are obviously a pasty white American and the exact point being made.

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        1 year ago

        What’s the point in being so pedantic? Calling it the correct thing isn’t going to make it palatable.