The plain rice, sticky rice or the khanom chin ( Thai rice noodles ) served alongside a spicy Thai curry or stir-fry, tends to counteract the spiciness.

Phrik khi nu ( bird's eye chili s ) often gives Thai food its spiciness

In Thai cuisine, these chilies are highly valued for their fruity taste and extreme spiciness.

Sichuan ( spelled Szechuan in the once common Postal Romanization ), is a style of Chinese cuisine originating in the Sichuan Province of southwestern China famed for bold flavors, particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chili peppers, as well as the unique flavour of the Sichuan peppercorn ( 花椒, huājiāo ) and zhitianjiao ( 指天椒, zhǐtiānjiāo ).

Salsa means ' sauce ' in the Spanish language, and carries connotations of the spiciness common in Latin and Caribbean cuisine.

Chipotles, often a key ingredient, impart a relatively mild but earthy spiciness to many dishes in Mexican cuisine.

True Mapo doufu is powerfully spicy with both conventional " heat " spiciness and the characteristic " mala " ( numbing spiciness ) flavor of Sichuan cuisine.

While natives are born into this cuisine and develop a healthy tolerance to spicy food, many visitors and tourists to the country often find the spiciness excessive.

Sri Lankan food is generally equivalent in terms of spiciness to South Indian cuisine, yet many spicy Sri Lankan preparations are believed to be among the world's hottest in terms of chilli content ( Comparable to Sylhet and Bengal ).

While native Sri Lankans are born into this cuisine and develop a healthy tolerance to spicy food, many visitors and tourists to the country often find the spiciness excessive.

The spiciness of black pepper is due to the chemical piperine.

Similarly, the belief that pepper was widely used as a preservative is questionable: it is true that piperine, the compound that gives pepper its spiciness, has some antimicrobial properties, but at the concentrations present when pepper is used as a spice, the effect is small.

Blenheim is a golden ginger ale made in South Carolina ; unlike most other brands, it is available in several degrees of spiciness: Old # 3 Hot, # 5 Not as Hot, and # 9 Diet.

Yogurt is a common addition to meals, as a way of tempering spiciness.

* Cabe taliwang: a pepper spicier than the Bird's eye chili, similar in spiciness to the naga jolokia, its name is supposedly the origin from which Lombok Island, or " the Island of the Chili ", derives its name.

The spiciness of the chili is adjusted with poblano, jalapeño, serrano, and occasionally habanero peppers.

In Peru, a traditional salsa is peri peri or piri piri sauce: " The national condiment of Peru, peri-peri sauce is made in medium to hot levels of spiciness — the more chile, or the hotter variety of chile used, the hotter the sauce.

The Bengali Tindaloo is a step up from Vindaloo in terms of spiciness, with the addition of more chillies.

In the west, the dish is often adulterated, with its spiciness severely toned down to widen its appeal.

The recipe's spiciness is one of fragrance rather than heat, and the traditional dish is mild enough to be appreciated by Western palates that may not have been conditioned to tolerate the heat of chiles.

Rijsttafels strive to feature an array of not only flavors and colors and degrees of spiciness but also textures, an aspect that is not commonly discussed in Western food.

The dish is often accompanied by raw vegetables on the side to mitigate the spiciness of the dish.

Mojo (, from Portuguese molho, meaning " sauce ") is the name, or abbreviated name, of several types of sauces, varying in spiciness, that originated in the Canary Islands.

As a result of the various potential additives, the spiciness of any given chili powder is variable.

Linalool () is a naturally occurring terpene alcohol chemical found in many flowers and spice plants with many commercial applications, the majority of which are based on its pleasant scent ( floral, with a touch of spiciness ).

It has bold flavours, particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chilli peppers, as well as the unique flavour of the Sichuan pepper.

The dish is known for its spiciness and taste.

In the Yucatán, a unique, natural sweetness ( instead of spiciness ) exists in the widely used local produce along with significant use of achiote seasoning.

The fruit of most species of Capsicum contains capsaicin ( methyl vanillyl nonenamide ), a lipophilic chemical that can produce a strong burning sensation ( pungency or spiciness ) in the mouth of the unaccustomed eater.

Buffalo wing sauce can be made with a variable amount of heat / spiciness, with the names of these sauces generally corresponding to the level of heat, such as mild, medium, or hot.

Long pepper, growing in the north-western part of India, was more accessible than the black pepper from further south ; this trade advantage, plus long pepper's greater spiciness, probably made black pepper less popular at the time.

Unable to suppress his hunger, he ate the grapes and immediately acquired the five tastes of sourness, bitterness, spiciness, sweetness, and saltiness.

Salteñas are very juicy and generally sweeter than the Chilean variety, though levels of spiciness differ.

Thai cuisine employs bay leaf ( Thai name bai kra wan ) in a few Arab-influenced dishes, notably massaman curry.

Some popular types of ethnic foods include Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, American, Cajun, Thai, and Indian cuisine.

Kaeng phet pet yang ( Thai roast duck curry ) is an example of early fusion cuisine of the Multiculturalism | cosmopolitan court of the Ayutthaya Kingdom ( 1350 CE to 1767 CE ) combining Thai cuisine | Thai red curry, Chinese roast duck and grapes originally from Persia

Thai cuisine is the national cuisine of Thailand.

As an acknowledged expert of Thai cuisine, David Thompson, explains in an interview: " Thai food ain't about simplicity.

Thai cuisine is more accurately described as four regional cuisines corresponding to the four main regions of the country: Northern, Northeastern ( or Isan ), Central, and Southern, each cuisine sharing similar foods or foods derived from those of neighboring countries and regions: Burma to the northwest, the Chinese province of Yunnan and Laos to the north, Vietnam and Cambodia to the east and Malaysia to the south of Thailand.

In addition to these four regional cuisines, there is also the Thai Royal Cuisine which can trace its history back to the cosmopolitan palace cuisine of the Ayutthaya kingdom ( 1351 – 1767 CE ).

Its refinement, cooking techniques and use of ingredients were of great influence to the cuisine of the Central Thai plains.

Thai cuisine and the culinary traditions and cuisines of Thailand's neighbors have mutually influenced one another over the course of many centuries.

The cuisine of Northeastern ( or Isan ) Thailand is similar to southern Lao cuisine whereas northern Thai cuisine shares many dishes with northern Lao cuisine and the cuisine of Shan state in Burma.

Dishes such as kaeng kari ( yellow curry ) and kaeng matsaman ( massaman curry ) are Thai adaptations of dishes originating in the cuisine of India and the cuisine of Persia.