carmium t1_jduc5xg wrote on March 27, 2023 at 6:57 AM

Reply to comment by hardlopertjie in [Homemade] Korean Fried Chicken by dooblyderp

We have a newish Korean chicken joint less than a block away, but I haven't tried any as neither my roomie nor I can handle hot spices and tend to be shy of new experiences. Also, vendors tend to undersell the spiciness of their food. Is Korean food ever hot and spicy?

PhredoPhrog t1_jduoars wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:56 AM

not sure about your joint in particular but the ones around me the most popular flavours for fried chicken don’t have spice at all, soy garlic, original, snowy cheese (i don’t even know what this is i just think it’s delicious) and sweet chilli (which tastes exactly like sweet chilli sauce, the asian kind u find at markets).

there are some dishes with spice but are usually optional or quite mild at the lowest spice option, most dishes I order don’t contain spice at all cause even though i can handle spice i end up sweating buckets which i try to avoid haha

carmium t1_jdvw6c2 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Thanks for the feedback. It may have seemed a bit of a silly question, but we were both burned (quite literally) when we decided to have lunch at a Little India buffet and were assured the food wasn't that hot. After that it was the new Nando's, where walked in and could taste the Peri Peri sauce in the air and just missed getting hot sauced when we chose their one heatless option. Crazy hot food is such a rage everywhere that I'm really careful with new experiences! I really appreciate the summary; thanks again.