Some stereotypes make people to think about the food have to be SUPER HOT to be good, but really when my abuelita and most abutelitas cook DO NOT USE lots of HOT spicy, only the enough to make the food tasty to highlight the great flavor of the ingredients.
Now I miss my abuelita's food
Now I miss my abuelita's food
When you exaggerate and make the good hot, you only are appealing to the pain on your mouth releasing oxytocin but no pleasure of the food.
Have a good seasoned or spicy food is about to highlight the notes of the tease on the food, is more about enjoy the real flavor of the food.