# Jalapeños and the Anglo palate

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 11, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jalapenos-and-the-anglo-palate/624793 "2012-06-11T06:33:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 14, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jalapenos-and-the-anglo-palate/624793/41 "2012-06-14T12:57:14Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> Strictly anecdotal, but as a kid our family diet was outstandingly bland. Many years later, I discovered chili peppers and went wild over them. I think I can eat hotter foods than most people in my inner circle. This would tend to contradict the genetic theory.

That would contradict a [Lamarckian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamarckism) theory, not a genetic one.

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