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Spicy Food in Las Vegas (Thai or Chinese?)

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Written by Alan Wong .

What is your preference in Oriental food: hot and spicy or mild and with little spice?  If you are looking for spicy food in Las Vegas, visit the Kung Fu Thai and Chinese Restaurant.  You’ll have hundreds of interesting menu items to choose from. How will you know whether a particular dish will be hot and spicy?  There are two ways to do this. Try the dish and see if it meets your tolerance level of food hotness , or, simply ask the waiter.

Of course, it’s not always possible to tell.  The waiter’s idea of hot and spicy may by totally different from your definition. But one thing you can be sure of, if the restaurant serves Las Vegas Chinese food, like the Kung Fu Thai and Chinese Restaurant, the food will tend toward the hot and spicy.

The Joy and Pain of “Hot” Spicy Food in Las Vegas

 

Spicy Thai Food in  Las Vegas

Spicy Thai Food in Las Vegas

Oriental food did not just become peppery and spicy on its own. There are some interesting geographic, historic and cultural reasons why this is so.

Almost all the spiciest foods in the world, for example, originated in a band close to the Equator, in the hottest regions of the world. India and Thailand, for example, are the home of over 70 incredibly hot peppers, some that can literally peel paint.

The Effects of Hot, Spicy Thai Food In Las Vegas

The effect of hot peppery Thai food in Las Vegas is that they stimulate the circulation and raise body temperature. If you are in a hot climate, you will sweat more, which cools the body as perspiration evaporates.  Overall hot, spicy food is a stimulant producing an awakening of the senses.  It also helps clear sinuses. Capsaicin is the chemical in spicy foods that makes them hot and affects the central nervous system. It’s also found in body liniments to make the skin “hot” in cases of muscle cramps, arthritis, lung congestion and other ailments.

 

Columbus Named It Pepper

Peppery, hot foods have been with us for a recorded 8,000 years. As a matter of fact, ancient Greeks and Romans used peppercorns as

Spicy Chinese Food in Las Vegas

Spicy Chinese Food in Las Vegas

money to transact business like taxes and buying slaves. It should come as no surprise, then, that Christopher Columbus sailed in search of precious peppercorns, among other things. He had a tendency to misname things, like “Indians” because he thought he was close to India.

He also misnamed hot chilies, eaten for over 6,000 years in the New World, as “pepper.” At least he did one smart thing by bringing back seeds from chilies, which then spread to tropical and subtropical regions.

More Vitamin C than in Oranges

One more reason you may look for hot, spicy food in Las Vegas: it is a scientific fact that there are some nutritional benefits.  Peppers have large amounts

Spicy Food Las Vegas

Spicy Food Las Vegas

of vitamin C, more than two and a half times, ounce for ounce, than vitamin C in oranges.  They are loaded with vitamin A, which helps prevent night blindness, and also contain potassium, iron and protein. A spicy tip for your diet: low in fat and only 22 calories for a small pepper.

 Best Thai Food In Las Vegas Hot & Spicy

Next time you visit Kung Fu Thai and Chinese Restaurant you will be that much wiser about the food you order and the reasons for a little “heat” in your meal. Whether hot and spicy or less so, you will find the Best Thai Food in Las Vegas at Kung Fu Restaurant are delicious. You really need to visit the restaurant several times before settling on your favorite dish. Don’t forget, if you want it less spicy and hot, tell the waiter and the food will be prepared accordingly.

Have a great time at the Kung Fu Thai and Chinese Restaurant. If you want hot and spicy food in Las Vegas,  the restaurant will be glad to deliver it to you.  Enjoy!

Kung Fu Thai & Chinese Restaurant

3505 S Valley View Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89103

702-247-4120

Alan Wong (General Manager)
Email: aw@kungfuplaza.com

 
 
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