Re: hot sauce...

On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:46:23 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

I once went to a Spanish place with some people I was on a course with.
There was an Indian guy who wanted something spicy so he and I split an
order or paella but he asked for some hot sauce to go with it. The
waiter brought us a bowl of sauce with some crackers. I put a little
sauce on a cracker and tried it and told him it was hot. He said it was
because I was used to bland food  and that he had been raised on hot
food so he would not find it too hot. I said no, I eat a lot of spicy
food and this is really hot. He tried it and  said by golly it is really
hot.

My wife and I went to a Korean restaurant in Washington state in the
80's. Korean food was not well known at the time on the mainland so the
restaurant was called "Hawaiian BBQ." My wife got the bibimbap. When
they brought the dish, my wife was shocked at the sauce they brought
along with the dish. It was some pansy-ass thin sauce. My wife asked for
some gochujang. The waiter was totally confused. He called out the
Korean manager. It was clear that the restaurant was not used to seeing
a white girl requesting Korean hot sauce. The manager told the waiter to
get it on the kitchen on the shelf. I didn't know a thing about Korean
food but my wife was happy so I was happy. Happy wife, happy life.
Breakfast this morning was cheesy scrambled eggs and croissants.
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