Why Are People Who Like Spicy Food So Dang Smug About It?

Human foibles

Weird flex, but okay

Through the course of the interview, the host and his guest eat 7 wings, starting with a mild 1800 Scoville level Classic Hot Sauce and ending with one they call The Last Dab, which is a molten lava two million Scoville units.

I have a friend like that. No sauce is hot enough for him. It doesn’t matter where we go or how many skulls and crossbones there are on the label, he makes a show of his disappointment.

While I’m no Alton Brown, I’ve been told my spicy food tolerance is “good for a white girl.” If a restaurant’s pepper scale goes to five, I know three is my limit. Any more and I can still consume it, but I’m suffering.

This is why I’m writing this piece. There comes a point when food goes from spicy delectable to spicy unbearable, and that point varies for everyone. But I notice people who pride themselves on eating spicy food…

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