Bland or spicy - how do you like your food

@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

Some food does taste good with just the seasoning of salt. But our everyday cooking is always done with spices.

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@anil02 (24688)

• India

4 Nov 18

@mayka123 Salt is not good for health. We must not use salt if food, like salad, can be eat without salt

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

29 Dec 18

@anil02 I do not use excess salt in my food. And I rarely use salt in my salad. If I am making it only for myself I never put salt.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

1 Nov 18

Here too in our province the people are fond of cooking their veggies in coconut milk with chopped.spicy chili. However if a house has residents who are not fans of spicy food, they cook it not spicy. It'up for those who wants it spicy to crush a Thai Chili in her share of the food to make it spicy.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

3 Nov 18

We too use a lot of coconut or coconut milk in our food with spices ground into it.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (47319)

• India

2 Nov 18

@SIMPLYD here too, some people like it spicier than others.

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@anil02 (24688)

• India

3 Nov 18

@mayka123 In north we never used coconut milk but some time we used coconut in making food.

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@allknowing (140088)

• India

1 Nov 18

Nether spicy nor bland but a bit of both (lol)

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

29 Dec 18

A combination of both would mean not too spicy.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472435)

• Switzerland

31 Oct 18

It depends which kind of food, if I prepare Indian food spicy, but not all cuisines are good spicy.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

Most Indian foods are cooked with at least a little bit of spices.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

@LadyDuck And are all Indian spices available there?

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472435)

• Switzerland

31 Oct 18

@mayka123 Exactly, so I use spices if I prepare an Indian meal, but not all the meals from other countries ask for spices.

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Shubhu

@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

31 Oct 18

Both

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

I think in India most of our cooking is done with spices.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (47319)

• India

1 Nov 18

@mayka123 but I do not like food with heavy spices and red and green chillies in excess.

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Shubhu

@shubhu3 (36463)

• New Delhi, India

1 Nov 18

@mayka123 True.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (26891)

• Singapore

1 Nov 18

With age, we have toned down the spices, salt, sugar. I like the variety with limited spices, chilly and also more at times. I have adjusted to the bland food as life turns out bitter, at least as far as experiences are concerned, as we age. I am an eternal optimist though! I hear the children lament "why all tasty food is said to be unhealthy?" siva

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

25 Dec 18

This phrase of all tasty food is said to be unhealthy can be heard all over. Even my kids say the same. We are used to spicy food from childhood so we cannot do without it.

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@anil02 (24688)

• India

31 Oct 18

I like food as per my taste. I like black pepper and ginger. Both are good for health.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

I too like both in my food. And a lot of garlic too.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

3 Nov 18

@anil02 I always keep garlic pickle at home to eat with my meals.

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@anil02 (24688)

• India

2 Nov 18

@mayka123 Yes garlic is good for health. We used it but not too much.

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louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

31 Oct 18

I love all kinds of herbs and spices.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

Most Asian countries use a lot of herbs and spices in their cooking.

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louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

1 Nov 18

@playertwo I love any kind of chili or hot pepper

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Mavic123456

@Mavic123456 (21891)

• Thailand

31 Oct 18

usually a bit salty. but here they are all spicy.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

So you dont like spicy food. You cook or you have someone else cooking for you.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

@Mavic123456 I live alone and like cooking for myself rather than the cooked food. Try different variations everyday.

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Mavic123456

@Mavic123456 (21891)

• Thailand

31 Oct 18

@mayka123 I cook but we are just two so we can buy cooked food it is more convenient.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (51193)

• United States

31 Oct 18

We love spicy foods

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

3 Nov 18

I thought people ate bland food your side of the globe.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (47319)

• India

2 Nov 18

@Tampa_girl7 lightly spiced or heavily?

PLETHOS

@Plethos (13581)

• United States

31 Oct 18

i dont like spicy food, to me it takes away from the natural flavor of the ingredients.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

That's because you have been always eating that way. We who are used to always having spices in our food find it difficult to have it bland.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

@Plethos Then I dont think you could eat the kind of food we have daily. You would find it very very spicy.

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@Plethos (13581)

• United States

31 Oct 18

@mayka123 - growing up, i was never really into spicy food. i willon ocassion use some salsa or spice, but just a little for flavor, not for burning my mouth.

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@freelancermariagrace (28886)

• Philippines

1 Nov 18

I love spicy food, too!

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

25 Dec 18

So do you eat spicy food on a daily basis or is it just sometimes

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@freelancermariagrace (28886)

• Philippines

26 Dec 18

@mayka123 Sometimes because I have hyperacidity

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@Moon24 (22396)

• Serbia

1 Nov 18

I like spicy food but not all food i eat spicy. Usually i eat food without spices. I like original taste of food.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

29 Dec 18

We have got to used to eating spicy food that we cannot relish food without spices in it.

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Miss S

@Moon24 (22396)

• Serbia

4 Jan 19

@mayka123 I underastand. I like spicy noodles and spicy meat.

Rosalin

@Rosain (639)

• India

31 Oct 18

I like spicy food but less spicy

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

I love spicy food.

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Rosalin

@Rosain (639)

• India

31 Oct 18

@mayka123 my mom too

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Rosalin

@Rosain (639)

• India

1 Nov 18

@playertwo what's that??

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@DaddyEvil (140470)

• United States

2 Nov 18

Well, unfortunately, I love eating spicy foods... but I can't eat them anymore. So anything that tastes hot is no longer in my diet.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

3 Nov 18

Doctors advice not to eat? Or you just felt the need to change?

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

9 Nov 18

@DaddyEvil So sorry to hear that. Hope you get well soon. Take care of your health.

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@DaddyEvil (140470)

• United States

6 Nov 18

@mayka123 Well, a bit of both, actually... I have a form of rectal cancer. If I eat spicy food, I pay for it later. It's just better for my health if I don't eat much of it.

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John Welford

@indexer (4852)

• Leicester, England

1 Nov 18

For me, it's bland every time! I can't stand strong flavours of any kind, and anything "hot" needs to be as mild as possible.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

25 Dec 18

Yes I think in your place the food is generally bland.

Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40360)

• Laguna Woods, California

2 Nov 18

I definitely prefer my food to be a bit bland. Spice tends to upset my stomach, and "hot sauces" really are too hot for me.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

3 Nov 18

The reason may be because you have not been having spicy food anytime. As kids we have grown up having spicy food and our stomach has got used to it.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

25 Dec 18

@DeborahDiane Those who are not used to spicy food very often get a stomach upset when they eat some.

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Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40360)

• Laguna Woods, California

4 Nov 18

@mayka123 - I am sure you are right. I did not grow up eating spicy foods, so now I do not like them.

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Abishek S K

@Lignitecityabishek96 (7119)

• Cuddalore, India

31 Oct 18

I would like to eat spicy foods.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

I think most Indians have the habit of cooking food with spices.

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Abishek S K

@Lignitecityabishek96 (7119)

• Cuddalore, India

31 Oct 18

@mayka123 yeah you are right

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Nicckholla

@Nickzter1331 (4229)

• Philippines

31 Oct 18

uhm with seasoning with no spicy in it.

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

What kind of seasonings you use?

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@mayka123 (16837)

• India

31 Oct 18

@Nickzter1331 Thats sound nice. May be I could try it out.

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Nicckholla

@Nickzter1331 (4229)

• Philippines

31 Oct 18

@mayka123 uhm. Salt, onion and garlic.

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Abiodun Adekoya

@septabchips (1141)

• Nigeria

1 Nov 18

I used to have Indian subordinates at work and being their boss didn't stop me from eating on the floor with them. We even went to beaches together and I think their food is very spicy and nice. But then i don't mind if a food is spicy or not. If it is healthy and tastes good.....why not?

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