Requested extra spicy fried rice. The restaurant owner/chef asked me if it was spicy enough. I said it was fine, but he could tell I wanted more. He came back with a cup of 🌶️ and said “That’s my own stash. It’s not for sale. Enjoy.”
by Jinglebell727
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But was it hot?
At these types of places, I’m an instant regular.
And this is how you get repeat customers
What is this place? Looks good
Once, I was ordering at Subway, asked for some hot sauce, and the guy asked me: “Do you want to try my special sauce?” Of course, I said yes. His sauce was delicious, but way beyond my tolerance at the time. 10 minutes later, I felt like I was tripping.
That looks good
That looks so good.
ONE-OF-US! ONE-OF-US!
This is wholesome.
This was the family test.
I got one when I joined my wife’s Thai family. My MIL gave me a ramekin of “her” phik ñam pla and despite making me feel like my gums were aflame, I powered through. They then accepted me as their son in law and have been allowing me to move furniture/change lightbulbs/install ceiling fans and paying me in food ever since.
You might be related to dude now.
That’s the kind of service I would return to for decades about.
Everything about this looks delicious.
I love places that give you their own stash
Nice! I’ve actually started asking this very question when eating out….”is there an extra hot option the kitchen staff has that’s not on the menu,” and I offer to pay extra for it.
r/deliciouscompliance
That looks fucking amazing And the owner is equally amazing
I’m a cook and I’ve always got a private stash of spicy on hand for these rare occasions.
One time the server told me the guy wants to know if I can make his wings xtra xtra spicey, I told her to go back and ask if he just wants them a bit spicier than normal, of if he wants me to hurt him.
She came back and said “He said to hurt him, he can handle anything”.
Dude only made it through one wing. Said it had great flavor, but it feels like his insides are melting.
Another job a guy asked if we could make our spicy chicken sandwich extra spicy.
I made his food and then about 15 minutes later a server said a customer wanted to talk to me.
Dude thanked me and shook my hand, said it was awesome. He was Indian and on a business trip here in the states, said he hadn’t had anything that spicy since he was in Mumbai.
I live for those rare occasions I can bust out my tricks.
I feel you with this post. The Thai place I go to tries, but they haven’t gotten me to feel a thing quite yet. It is so incredibly delicious, though, so they get a pass for it not being particularly spicy. They’ve got this crab fried rice that is a bit pricey, but unbelievably good.
I once went to a Thai restaurant that only had 3 levels of spice and the old lady who ran it wouldn’t let you order the third level unless she personally witnessed you finish your food at level two.
Level two was spicy af, so I never got to level 3.
I like it when my teeth go dumb.
When you pop open the little container and the ceiling catches fire, you know you found *the place.*
I make cut fruit and dips at work. People would often ask how spicy the spicy guacamole was. I’d make a face and go “ehhh… It’s just jalapenos… and they come in pre-cut and are often on the mild side..”
To the nice people I would always offer to go chop up a habenero or two and stir it in for them. Takes me longer to walk back to the prep area than it does to chop up a couple peppers, it’s no bother to me. Never had anyone say no.
Why is the food in a to-go box if you are eating at the restaurant? Did you plan to take out but decided to eat in?
Rice looks delicious where’s the togo from?
Happens to women all the time lol
Unrelated to spice but nice nails 🙂
RIP BHole
His own stash. Gotcha!
my mouth hurts thinking about it
That rules. Let him know you loved it. Great to have relationships with cooks, they’re cool AF.
this belongs on r/deliciouscompliance
“Thai hot” is a cheat code
R.I.P. anus
Man, that looks like it might be some asshole glow-in-the-dark spices.
I forget what the dish is called but it was fried chicken bits with at least the same amount of those skinny red peppers, we had to pull them out and used them for other dishes later, it was so good.
I went to a Thai food place a handful of times in college. Was the only guy in there most of the time. Ordered a red curry, and asked for extra spicy. Man there were so many chopped chili peppers floating all in that. I was sweating crazy when he came back and asked, “is that spicy enough?”
Gave me a free Thai ice tea lol. Miss that place.
Youre about to get that hellria. Your ass will be on fire. Enjoy.
As a white male in his early twenties… people are surprised how hot I like stuff..it makes most people crawling for help lol
What a king!
NICE. “My own stash” and “my dad made this” and “wear gloves when you open the bottle” are generally good indicators that you’re getting the real stuff.
I was at an indian place in Maple Ridge, BC and I ordered my Vindaloo at their spiciest level, the owner/server asked me if I was sure so I said yes, as spicy as you would eat it.
When I finished, he came as i was wiping whats left of my sauce with my Naan and said “This makes me happy, this is how you should eat food, did you like the spice?”
I replied with “it’s really good, i really enjoyed it the spice made it really enjoyable”
He gave me a mango lassi on the house lol
The next visits, he addresses me by name and doesnt bother to ask for the spice level. (No more free lassi though)
fuck yeah
I had a friend who was always dissatisfied with the americanized level of spices in immigrant restaurants. He learned to ask for foods the way the cook’s uncle liked it. He had no idea if the cook even had an uncle, but they always understood it was time to make the food at authentic family spice levels, not the tourist version.
gimme dat
Kind of cheeses me off. I’ve been to many places with “we’ll make it hotter” ideology.. I get not turning every hot dish into hellfire but I ordered hot, not “little peppery” I just carry around black mamba, Satan’s blood or Da Bomb Ground zero. I want that rush yo! Better burn than anything I’ve got in any Asian, Indian, or Hispanic restaurant.