He took a bite of the lamb offal with his chopsticks, followed by a sip of the steaming hot lamb soup, feeling the warmth slide down his throat and into his stomach.
"Haaa…"
Lin Chen let out a long breath, feeling his whole body warm up.
Seeing how much he was enjoying it, Andre followed suit, sprinkling in some salt and then scooping some of the bright red lamb-fat chili oil into his soup.
Spiciness in North America is typically a sour-and-spicy heat, with Buffalo City's spicy chicken wings being the most classic example.
Although they're marinated with chili powder, vinegar, and other seasonings, the actual flavor isn't much different from something marinated with Tabasco sauce.
Then there's smoked paprika. That stuff is also widely used, but it has almost no heat, providing only aroma and a faint smoky flavor.
The most common types of chili powder in restaurants here are paprika and smoked paprika.
