Did Americans in the 1990s eat spicy food?

“American” food was famously bland. Most white non-ethnic Americans were repulsed by garlic. Ketchup was as spicy as they (those who trace their families to the Civil War and before) could take. read more

The"Americans" you speak of come from all over the globe and grow up with many different kinds of cuisines. Some of those people grow up eating blander foods and, as an obvious result, grow used to them. Other people grow up with spicy food and, as an obvious result are used to it. What is"spicy" to some people isn't even noticeable to others. read more

Eating spicy makes it feel like you ate more, and it makes it easier to choke down bland starches. This is why some people diet using loads of hot sauce. Anthony Reid thinks that Southeast Asia first got really wild about chili when the Japanese globalized into, I mean, invaded the region during WWII and food became scarce. read more