Why the Indian food is so spicy?

tl;dr : Spices prevent our food from spoilage and we are so much accustomed to eat spicy food. Some time back, I had the same question in my mind after my first foreign trip to Paris, France and Lisbon, Portugal. read more

One more thing, it is a myth that Indian Food is spicy. Just because we use a lot of spices in Indian Food, it doesn't make it 'spicy' or 'tangy'. You still have the option to keep it mild when you cook (which Indians seldom prefer). We just like the tinge of extra spicy food, so we make it spicy. read more

The Indian food especially in South India like Hyderabad Biryani, the Pickle are so spicy because the people like to eat the spicy dishes. South people when gone out of south don’t like to eat anything which is not spicy. eg.Bread, pav bhaji, Milk shakes, are not liked by south people. read more