For those who know me... There is not one day that I'll enjoy my food without pepper/hot sauce.🌶️🔥
When I was a little baby who just learned how to walk, I loved to just take stuff that looked interesting to me and just put it in my mouth. Just baby things. There was this one incident where there were very appealing looking peppers in a bowl on the table in my kitchen. Baby Grace couldn't keep her hands to herself and just went for it and took a bite. 😂
OF COURSE I CRIED! I took a bite of actual red hot peppers! Both my grandmother and late-mother looked at me and felt bad for what happened, but also couldn't hold in their laughter.
They comforted me and made sure I couldn't reach for more peppers again.
When we went to Suriname, eating was quite difficult for me, I wasn't used to the food here or I just wasn't used to the new customs and everything else that went along with it. One of the things I did enjoy eating was IndoMi-goreng Pedas (spicy fried noodles). It felt like home to me. My late-mom was also very keen of peppers. I watched her eat warm rice with just straight up "raw pepper". She also made me try some spicy foods bit by bit so I could get used to it.
There was this time in Elementary school, where there was a small pepper tree (sambal rawit in Indonesian)🌶. It did look very yummy to me but I was kind of scared to pick it and eat it just as is. Until my classmates dared me to do it... Grace? Don't dare Grace to do something, because she will definitely do it!... I DID...
I ate the pepper, raw... nothing added to it! My mouth burned like crazy and my lips were swollen! But I did it!
I guess you can see I made myself immune to the pain😂. Growing up in a Javanese household, eating with pepper is super common. So I just got used to it. When I eat food that isn't spicy I usually just ask for pepper/ hot sauce. But there are times where I just bring my own bottle along with me wherever I go.
You can say that spicy is my middle name. Grace always needs a spice in her life! Even on Alfredo Pasta or a juicy steak at a fancy restaurant... I always ask the waitress for some pepper. It's a vital part of my identity! So yes, I literally enjoy everything spicy! It gives me live❤️
Are you someone that enjoys spicy food like me? Let me know, so we can become friends! Be sure to tell what kind is your favorite too. I could always use more spice in my life.
Here's a video of BAGUS doing a Spicy Nuggets Challenge, because we were dared by some influencers in Suriname. How can I say NO to SPICY NUGGETS!? Did I mention it was for free?
Curious to know who won the challenge? I suggest you to watch the video...
Sit back, enjoy and don't forget to be safe ❤️ and Stay #Bagus 👍
Just a heads-up, the video is in Dutch...