How hot do you like your food?
As hot as it comes32.1%
Properly spicy15.4%
A bit of heat26.9%
Barely any6.4%
None at all19.2%
32.1% answered "As hot as it comes".
How much spice can people handle in Jordan?
Statistics from 78 accepted quiz answers*. Updated September 2026. How these statistics work
Asked "How hot do you like your food?" on the Sarahah quiz, the most common answer was "As hot as it comes", chosen by 32.1% of 78 people in Jordan.
Where everyone lands
Low26.9%
Medium30.8%
High42.3%
42.3% of 78 people in Jordan scored high on the Sarahah Spicy food quiz.
Question by question
Ordering somewhere that asks how spicy you want it, what do you pick?
The hottest they have20.5%
One below the hottest12.8%
The middle option23.1%
Mild26.9%
Not spicy at all16.7%
26.9% answered "Mild".
Hot sauce is on the table. Do you add it?
Always, before I even taste the food21.8%
Usually, after tasting30.8%
Sometimes24.4%
Never23.1%
30.8% answered "Usually, after tasting".
Have you ever eaten a chilli raw?
Yes, regularly32.1%
Yes, once or twice37.2%
No30.8%
37.2% answered "Yes, once or twice".
When food is hotter than you expected, what do you do?
Keep going, it passes30.8%
Slow down and finish it20.5%
Reach for a drink26.9%
Stop eating it21.8%
30.8% answered "Keep going, it passes".
What do you actually enjoy about it?
The heat itself17.9%
The flavour that comes with it33.3%
Both equally24.4%
Neither, I just tolerate it5.1%
I don't enjoy spicy food19.2%
33.3% answered "The flavour that comes with it".
What do you reach for when it is too much?
Water48.7%
Milk or yoghurt30.8%
Bread or rice9%
Nothing, I wait it out11.5%
48.7% answered "Water".
Has your tolerance changed over the years?
Gone up a lot37.2%
Gone up a little17.9%
Stayed the same28.2%
Gone down16.7%
37.2% answered "Gone up a lot".
* Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population. Each question counts only the people who answered it, so a question some people skipped rests on a smaller group than the total above.
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