Austrian tourist brochure advises Arabs not to haggle or eat on the floor

[Caliga]

Brazillians don't like or use any heat in their food.

I don't necessarily agree with this, as I have had spicy feijoada.

It's possible that Brazilians in the US have taken to spicy food though, I guess, as I've never been to Brazil and don't know for sure Brazilian restaurants in the US are the same as Brazilian restaurants in Brazil.... but I've been to Brazilian restaurants that cater mainly to Brazilians so I'm guessing they're basically the same.

[Syt]

I really need to check out one of the Churrascarias here.

[Barrister]

Brazillians don't like or use any heat in their food.

I don't necessarily agree with this, as I have had spicy feijoada.

It's possible that Brazilians in the US have taken to spicy food though, I guess, as I've never been to Brazil and don't know for sure Brazilian restaurants in the US are the same as Brazilian restaurants in Brazil.... but I've been to Brazilian restaurants that cater mainly to Brazilians so I'm guessing they're basically the same.

All I know is that when I went to Brazil the food was not spicy at all, and when asked my brother's in-laws said that Brazillians don't like spicy food.

Now it's a big, big country so maybe somewhere in Brazil they like spicy food, but not in Bahia.

[derspiess]

I don't necessarily agree with this, as I have had spicy feijoada.

I have as well, but I suspect the restaurant "Mexicanized" their food a bit for more mass appeal.

[Caliga]

Now it's a big, big country so maybe somewhere in Brazil they like spicy food, but not in Bahia.

Ok, if I remember my Brazilian geography correctly the Brazilians in Massachusetts mostly came from pretty much the opposite side of Brazil from Bahia.  They were all from two places named Rio Grande do Sul and something like "Governador Valadares".  I believe they're both in far southern Brazil near Uruguay.

[derspiess]

Well FWIW Uruguayans don't like spicy food, either.

[Barrister]

Now it's a big, big country so maybe somewhere in Brazil they like spicy food, but not in Bahia.

Ok, if I remember my Brazilian geography correctly the Brazilians in Massachusetts mostly came from pretty much the opposite side of Brazil from Bahia.  They were all from two places named Rio Grande do Sul and something like "Governador Valadares".  I believe they're both in far southern Brazil near Uruguay.

The weird thing about Bahian food is it looks like it would be spicy - they make a lot of dishes using palm oil which gives it a deep red colour.  But it's not spicy at all.

[Caliga]

I think the feijoada thing might be the exception to the rule.  I was thinking back to Brazilian buffets I'd eaten at and pretty much nothing on them was spicy at all.  I was constantly adding hot sauce to stuff.  Everything was delicious, just not spicy enough for me.

[jimmy olsen]

It's really not that common.

But it is there right?  I mean when I was in France I had to eat the most notorious stuff they eat.  Frogs, snails, rabbits, goose livers, and so forth.  Because I went all the way here I might as well.  Actually they were all fantastic

Yeah, but compared to Samgyupsal and Galbi restaurants they're rare.