Actually, she could just like "spicy" food anyway! There's a type of chilli pepper called the Espelette that's very common in the cuisine of southern France and the Basque region, especially in piperade (Basque vegetable soup), and cayenne pepper is moderately common in French cuisine too. The thing is, Espelette and Cayenne peppers are really not that spicy in the grand scheme of things, so being familiar with those could lull her into a false sense of security about just how much spicy food she could handle. =]

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