On Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 10:07:25 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2016 08:13:14 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> > I'd like to try Thai food sometime because I understand it's basically
> > hot food. Never had any though....yet.
>
> I've heard that, but never experienced a truly hot dish so they must
> tone it down for white people.
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Yeah, that's what I was afraid of the first time I ordered some green curry from a well known Asian food restaurant, and I told the water I wanted it hot but not too hot. When I got the green curry dish I ordered it was delicious but barely hot at all! I learned!! Now I order stuff "thai hot" so they know I mean business! MeLOVES capsaicin!! :-)

John Kuthe...