Many years ago my wife and I were in Thailand and in a local street restaurant.
Ordered a meal for my wife who loves strong spice, and the waiter said, "Not for Westerners."
Told him to bring what he thought we would like, and the meal was out of this world, spicey, but under control, and I am not a hot spice person at all.
I think the local Asian restaurants dumb down authentic.
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