Apparently deviled eggs are called that because they use mustard and paprika which are very mildly spicy, thus earning them the "devil" moniker by the standards of the people who made them, much like how taco bell's spiciest hot sauce is called "diablo"

were the people who named deviled eggs just *that* unused to spicy food, or were they way spicier in the past than they are today
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@Felthry That's.. pretty surprising actually. Like yeah some of them can have a bit of a bite to them, but uh, they are probably one of the LEAST spicy foods I've ever consumed that is supposedly spicy

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