How spicy is Indian food when compared to American food?

When compared to America, India is very glamorous. Some of the spices used in India are coriander, cardamom, cloves, black pepper, asafetida, etc, whereas in America the common spices are restricted to oregano, pepper, salt and garlic. In America, the role of food additive is more. american-food. read more

So Indian food from regions like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, maharashtra will be considered more spicy than many of the American foods. However this is not true of foods belonging to other Indian states strictly, and so the food there might not be so spicy when compared to American food. read more

Next time you’re in India, try the Gujarati cuisine, preferably, a “thali” which means an entire meal, with roti/chapati, shaak (vegetable), dal (lentils) and farsan (mostly fried appetisers) and also dessert. Gujarati food is relatively less spicy compared to North Indian/Punjabi cuisine. You should try Bengali dessert as well. read more