My dad was a “meat & potatoes” man whose idea of bold experimentalism was adding pepper to his dish. As long as he had the salt shaker all was good. Naturally my mom catered to his tastes - even though she had a vastly more adventurous approach to food. Consequently I grew eating the same bland food.
I discovered salsa, peppers, and hot sauce when I was in my late teens and was instantly hooked. I’m one of those who puts Tabasco on everything (I buy directly from McIlhenny). Yes, I could live without them, but why? LOL
This thread made me hungry. We buy the thick ground beef patties from Costco. I love their burger.
I put a fried patty on a plate and nothing else. I then started putting drops of Tabasco sauce (red) on each bite. a bit more sauce with each bite. Just for fun, I sprinkled ground cinnamon on each bite with the Tabasco sauce. LOL
My wife thinks I am nuts, but I think I found another way to eat burger. ;>)