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These are all cute folk-lore tales, but nothing more. Humans have used chili peppers and other hot spices for thousands of years on all manners of food, and co
by auiya 7y ago
These are all cute folk-lore tales, but nothing more. Humans have used chili peppers and other hot spices for thousands of years on all manners of food, and commercially bottling hot sauce (in the US at least) since the early 1800s. To try and pretend putting hot sauce or dried pepper spices on fried chicken is something that originated in the post-war south is utter nonsense.
- mywittyname 7y agoIt's the modern marketing machine at work. The heartwarming story and mythos are an important component for manufacturing that authenticity and uniqueness. It even encourages gaslighting by people in the region who pretend to have "grown up on the stuff" when they really only found about about it five years ago. Also, to anyone who loves hot chicken, next time you're at your favorite Chinese place, ask for Mala chicken, you won't' be disappointed.