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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@dodec We like a fair bit more spice than that, but we certainly couldn't handle full-force thai cuisine or anything
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Oh, there are stories I could tell of my previous job and a certain Thai restaurant in Salt Lake City. Two engineers who both enjoyed spicy food mixed with a place that makes you sign an actual book to prove that you ate food at level N before they let you try level N+1.
And it's exponential. Each level doubles the amount of spice. So I just sit back with a nice meal (at spice level 0) and watch my friends' faces turn red and sweaty.
@dodec We've heard that Thai restaurants actually play up the spiciness for people who just want ridiculously spicy food--apparently, the way to get authentic levels of spice isn't to ask for "thai spicy", but to ask for "as the chef would eat it"
we've never tried that though because we don't generally go near the higher levels of spice at thai restaurants to begin with
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@Felthry
Eggs are one of the few things I actually do like a little spicy. I'm sensitive enough that when I say "a little" I mean "just a few drops of chipotle sauce" spicy, but a little bit of heat sometimes is good.