Genes passed
I love the spicy food. I also happen to have a pretty high tolerance for it. I’ve apparently passed that on to Junior. Last night, we went to a local Ameri-Mexican place (this stuff isn’t real Mexican food) and she started dipping her chips in the salsa, which I would classify as mildly spicy but for a 19 month old was probably more spicy. She eventually bypassed the chips altogether and started eating the salsa with a spoon, pausing occasionally to take a drink of her water which implied she realized it was spicy. Glad she got that bit of DNA from me because the Mrs.’ family are kind of wimps when it comes to anything remotely spicy.
February 3rd, 2006 at 7:33 pm
You are probably also glad you aren’t changing diapers…..
February 4th, 2006 at 2:39 pm
I was going to ask how the next morning went, but _Jon got there first. 🙂
February 5th, 2006 at 12:17 am
I once caught my daughter eating jalapenos straight out of the jar when she was about 2 years old. It has since worn off, though, and now she tends to avoid them. As for the salsa at the local restaurant, she’ll eat that stuff with a spoon. No chips necessary.
Both kids will eat my home-made habanero jerky, even though it turns their faces red.
February 5th, 2006 at 12:43 am
Mmmm, habaneros. Usually to grow my own (jalapenos too) but couldn’t find plants this past year.
February 5th, 2006 at 10:43 pm
Tastes do change. For years my daughter wouldn’t even put pepper on anything; now she chows down on stuff I can barely handle.