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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
^^Yeah, but too often when your thermostat changes, so do your taste buds. It's a running joke with my friends who know I like spicey/hot food that I enjoy sitting in my favorite Arizona Mexican joint listening to older folks complaining about the salsa being "too hot" and demanding of their servers what on the menu isn't "spicey"--I think the salsa is fine and could be hotter.
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Is this a function of aging or generation? Americans (and Brits) over 60, maybe even 50, tend to have very narrow palates and a discomfort with unfamiliar foods just as a result of what the American/British diet was like in their formative years.
I don’t think people of my generation who grew up on Mexican, Thai, Sichuanese, etc will be asking for the mildest dish possible just because we get older. We might need to take an antacid, but that’s not a question of taste.
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