• wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
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    11 months ago

    The spice jokes happen in any nation that culturally lacks a pepper based heat as a common seasoning, towards any food with said spice. Southern states, who share food inspiration with mexico, do not have these jokes. They eat the hottest nonsense sauces, theyre used to the effect.

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        11 months ago

        Right, but specifically that joke cannot be made successfully in regions where pepper based spice is common cuisine. Because those people dont have that reaction.

        And a large portion of the US makes that spice a common part of normal meals, thanks to proximity to mexico, or international ports.

        Basically, this is only funny to people in very isolated communities and the central northern states. Both coasts and the south have plenty of spicy influence.

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      11 months ago

      When you say southern states, do you mean southwestern? Because I’ve lived in the southeast, and the food is not spicy.