@jeremiah theres some discussion here about the different terms and when/why they are used.I'd also pick "scharf" but there's other cultural influences, I'm of Asian ancestry and it would be unusual for me to eat anything with completely 0 spice in it, but with middle age anything *too* spicy plays hell with my stomach..https://www.reddit.com/r/German/comments/ivym3a/spicy_vs_spicy_vs_spicy/