On Sun, 24 May 2020 09:07:42 -0300, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Sun, 24 May 2020 03:50:11 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>On Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 5:24:06 AM UTC-4, me wrote:
>>
>>> Wow so different to the UK, the amount of chili scared me, is it very hot?
>>
>>It's all in what you're used to. I occasionally like sliced jalapeno on
>>a salad.
>>
>>It might also be age-related. Aren't young people in the UK eating
>>spicier food nowadays?
>>
>>Cindy Hamilton
>
>I sometimes think it depends on ones individual taste buds. While I
>love a hot curry I find Mexican type heat made with jalapeno's etc.
>unpleasant. I also wonder if too much Mexican dulls the palate
>because I am surprised at what people will add to scallops for one
>because their own mild flavour is what is so nice about them.

I would never add a spicy seasoning to scallops. The flavor and mouth
feel of scallops is what makes them special.
I like to be able to 'taste' the flavor behind the spicy, not make it
so spicy that I get nothing but pain in my tongue. I didn't grow up
with spicy food.
Janet US