Spicy food burns my tongue. I have to have some sour cream close by when I eat anything spicy.
Then don’t rush out and buy a bottle of Sriacha.
For everyone else, don’t be put off by some fool food writer calling it a key American food. That said, it has replaced Tabasco for me, though my wife sticks with Tabasco.
Think of Sriacha as ketchupy Tabasco, from a texture perspective, and the spicy aspect of it has more flavor complexity than Tabasco. Good stuff, recommended (unless you don’t do spicy hot).