On Sat, 15 May 2021 21:32:21 -0500, "cshenk"
> wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> On 2021-05-15 4:35 p.m., bruce bowser wrote:
>> >
>> > Its simple. Marinate chicken in Italian salad dressing for 4 hours,
>> > throw it on the grill and turn it while basting it with more Italian
>> > salad dressing. There, you have grilled jerk chicken.
>> >
>>
>> That would be a marinated grilled chicken but it is a far cry from
>> jerk chicken. Jerk chicken uses hot peppersm garlic, ginger,
>> allspice, and other spices.
>
>I'm used to it being fairly spicy too but I don't negate that in some
>parts of the world, it might be called 'jerk chicken'.
>
>I'm in another message forum (not usenet) and they'd think that
>'spicy'. Needless to say, they aren't into what I am but I now post
>recipies that are blnd as hell for them. Not hateful people but I
>swear some seem to think Jiffy Cornbread mix is 'spicy'.

I thought Americans say "hot" where I'd say "spicy". And that to
Americans "spicy" refers to things like cinnamon, not to chilli
peppers or wasabi.