Re: [CH] A new experience

Michael Sporrong (hotchili@hotchili.st)
Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:52:31 +0200 

I can accept that they don't make the food so hot, no problem.

What I can't accept is that they refuse to bring me as much extra chile
peppers as I want to put on my own food (I could have payed extra for the
chiles), only telling me that it will be to hot to eat!

HotChili-Mike

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At 09:08 2001-07-20 -0700, you wrote:
>Love that story!
>
>> gasping and had fluids coming out of pretty much every hole in his
>> head.  He barely was able to eat any of his food but because he
>
>
>>   That's one reason why many restaurants won't make a dish so hot.
>
>Yep, you are right there.  The main problem is how does the RESTAURANT
>gauge a patron's tastes?  Well, you can't.  That's up to the customer. 
>Restaurants are forced to serve food to the populous not a minority of
>fire eating chile heads ... hehehe, or in the case above, a perceived
>chile head.  ;-)
>
>It's not everyone who can sit down and eat a small bowl of jalapenos. 
>In fact, most people DON'T just chow down on a pepper, typically, it's
>used IN the food.  ;-)  I've been caught myself a few times when eating
>some mongo big jalapenos at a local mexican restaurant.  One one visit,
>the waiter emphasised (after serving me countless times before) "THESE
>are hot".  Didn't look any different to me....but, tasted quite
>different once I got near the stem.  I've NEVER had jalapenos so hot
>before!  
>
>We eat at a couple local chinese restaurants on the west side of
>Indianapolis.  We used to be regulars at a particular local chain when
>we lived closer to I-465.  They got to know me well enough to really
>fire up General Tso's chicken for me.  ;-)  But, currently, I bring
>along my bottle of chile paste and squirt it on.  Better yet, when we
>order out, I have a slection at home.
>
>Anyway, good story.  Gave me a good laugh for the day!
>
>Ted
>
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