Huh, i just assume they will be in Mexican (and Mexican-themed) food.
I found a Taco Bell in Aberdeen, UK and tried it because I was so surprised one existed there.
It wasnāt bad at all (had some wraps).
The last time I had some was back in 2007 in the US and it was not great. Was way too greasy.
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Well, looking at the ingredients, itās not as obviously present as i would have expected. But Iām always suspicious of ānatural flavoringsā at a place like that. And of course most of the sauces explicitly include peppers (you canāt make a chipotle sauce without Chipotles, or at least, you shouldnāt.) And the āseasoned beefā ingredients are:
Beef, water, seasoning [cellulose, chili pepper, maltodextrin, salt, oats, soy lecithin, spices, tomato powder, sugar, onion powder, citric acid, natural flavors (including smoke flavor), torula yeast, cocoa, disodium inosinate & guanylate, dextrose, lactic acid, modified corn starch], salt, sodium phosphates. Contains: Soy
I think Iāll continue to avoid the place.
Waitā¦ do you not eat any Mexican food? What about Asian food/peppers? Anything spicy?
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Right. I donāt eat anything in the capsaicin family. Hot peppers, sweet peppers, etc. I can make an except for raw green bell peppers (if they are fresh) and for very small amounts of hot peppers if they donāt have much other flavor. But I despise the flavor peppers develop when they get old or ripe or cooked, and I donāt care for the heat.
I like black pepper and cinamon, I love ginger, and I eat small amounts of mustard and horseradish, so itās not āstrong flavorsā, itās something specific to capsaicin that I donāt tolerate. I used to think it was just a dislike, but I recently spent two hours in a soup kitchen as a peppery sauce was cooking, and I had to leave early because I felt ill, and I couldnāt eat when I got home. I showered, put all my clothes in the laundry, and after a couple of hours I ate some very bland food. (White bread, I think). So now I think itās some minor food sensitivity.
At any rate, no, I pretty much donāt eat Mexican or Thai food. Thereās lots of Chinese food I enjoy.
But if you are eating a stuffed pepper, please donāt sit close to me. 
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Nightshade sensitivity? How do you do with tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and goji berries?
Iām also allergic to eggplant, and I donāt like potatoes and tomatoes as much as most people seem to. So I might have some extremely minor nightshade sensitivity. Iāve never tried goji berries.
I generally go to Subway when I get decent coupons, namely BOGO or any footlong for $5.99, then itās worth it to me; otherwise I generally canāt be bothered. Same with Arbyās, about all I get are gyros with coupons; never been a fan of those curly fries.
My go-to sub place is Potbelly, we got one a few years ago.
I like Potbelly, in part for the spicy giardiniera. No Potbelly around me, I sometimes go when Iām in DC, they seem to be on every corner there. Oh, I used to go through DFW quite a bit and they put a Potbelly in whatever terminal United is in, ate there a few times.
We had KFC famous bowls for dinner tonight. It made me think of you guys in this thread. God I love fast food
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I am reminded now of the old TV series Man vs Food
I loved that show. That guy had eating skills. 
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They have crinkle fries now as an alternative, for the more traditionally inclined. They are pretty average, although some horsey sauce makes them better. I liked the potato cakes, but those are gone.
The McDonalds app has been having $2 breakfast sandwiches in their deals section so I have been in sausage egg and cheese biscuit heaven
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Iāve never understood the love for their biscuits. Fresh out of the oven theyāre okay, after 10 minutes they are still edible, not long after they turn into rocks.
The biscuits and McGriddles are just gross IMO, and the pancakes are sad (I assume you can still get a Big Breakfast?) The rest of McD breakfast is good. That said I can immediately think of several food trucks, a bar, and a liquor store that makes breakfast pizza which Iād all prefer to McD, and some of those are cheaper.
That is one over-sized company.
Arenāt they all?
I expect another trust busting to come around soon.
They probably get all their food from Sysco and ADP handles payroll
Conglomerates make the world go round
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A lot of the Buffalo Wild Wing locations have closed down up here in Canada. Not a chicken wing fan, and their chicken bites were way overbreaded. 
I thought millennials had killed buffalo wild wings, and Iām surprised itās still a thing. Also, Iāve never been to one, and had never even heard of it before reading that millennials had killed it.
I like their canned chocolate pudding, even though itās probably objectively complete garbage.
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