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ELI5: Why is spicy food so prevalent in Asian cuisine but not so in western cuisine?
gpt
When chili peppers were brought from the New World they were introduced to India in the late ~~15th~~ 16th century by Portuguese traders. The peppers grew very well in the tropical climate of India and was quickly adopted into their foods. From there the peppers spread to southeast Asia where a similar thing happened.

However, chili peppers don't grow very well in Europe where western cuisine comes from.