How hot do you like your food?
As hot as it comes19.3%
Properly spicy22.9%
A bit of heat24.8%
Barely any10.1%
None at all22.9%
24.8% answered "A bit of heat".
How much spice can people handle in Saudi Arabia?
Statistics from 109 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 "A bit of heat", chosen by 24.8% of 109 people in Saudi Arabia.
Where everyone lands
Low33%
Medium40.4%
High26.6%
40.4% of 109 people in Saudi Arabia scored medium 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 have15.6%
One below the hottest10.1%
The middle option26.6%
Mild22%
Not spicy at all25.7%
26.6% answered "The middle option".
Hot sauce is on the table. Do you add it?
Always, before I even taste the food15.6%
Usually, after tasting33%
Sometimes27.5%
Never23.9%
33% answered "Usually, after tasting".
Have you ever eaten a chilli raw?
Yes, regularly29.4%
Yes, once or twice36.7%
No33.9%
36.7% answered "Yes, once or twice".
When food is hotter than you expected, what do you do?
Keep going, it passes29.4%
Slow down and finish it18.3%
Reach for a drink26.6%
Stop eating it25.7%
29.4% answered "Keep going, it passes".
What do you actually enjoy about it?
The heat itself19.3%
The flavour that comes with it29.4%
Both equally25.7%
Neither, I just tolerate it6.4%
I don't enjoy spicy food19.3%
29.4% answered "The flavour that comes with it".
What do you reach for when it is too much?
Water53.2%
Milk or yoghurt22.9%
Bread or rice13.8%
Nothing, I wait it out10.1%
53.2% answered "Water".
Has your tolerance changed over the years?
Gone up a lot33.9%
Gone up a little25.7%
Stayed the same24.8%
Gone down15.6%
33.9% 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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