tetris11toAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·10 months agoIndian Food is praised worldwide and celebrated in countries like the UK and Germany. Americans, why do all your comedy shows rag on Indian food?message-squarearrow-up11arrow-down10message-square34fedilink
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareIndian Food is praised worldwide and celebrated in countries like the UK and Germany. Americans, why do all your comedy shows rag on Indian food?tetris11toAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·10 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarephillaholicarrow-up1arrow-down0·10 months agolinkfedilinkYou 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.
minus-squareTechNerdWizard42arrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agolinkfedilinkSpices 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.
minus-squarephillaholicarrow-up1arrow-down0·10 months agolinkfedilinkWhat’s the point in being so pedantic? Calling it the correct thing isn’t going to make it palatable.
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.
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.
What’s the point in being so pedantic? Calling it the correct thing isn’t going to make it palatable.