What’s the difference between hot and spicy?
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As an Indian, I typically call food hot when it is loaded with red pepper, jalepeno, etc which have capsaicin acid which triggers your heat receptors.
Then there’s a whole chunk of foods that I call “spicy” which contain a bunch of spices coming from various herbs such as black pepper, cardamom, etc.
Spicy food isn’t always hot, and there are various sweet preparations loaded with spices (masala tea for example). It is more complex in taste and aroma. Hot food is typically unidirectionally spicy, and you need a tub of yogurt or bottle of water to help chug the food down.
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