Spicy Foods Word Quest: Identify the Hot Dishes Using First and Last Letters

If you love your food with a fiery kick, then this Word Quest will set your taste buds tingling. Across the world, spicy dishes bring heat, depth, and bold flavor to every bite. Whether it’s chili-laced stews, fermented delights, or pepper-drenched proteins, spice lovers know that the heat is half the fun. In this flaming-hot challenge, your task is to identify ten spicy foods using only the first and last letters of their names. Are you ready to turn up the heat?

Each culture has its own way of bringing the burn—through peppers, fermented sauces, exotic seasonings, and layered aromatics. From East Asian stir-fries to Latin American comfort food, spicy dishes span continents and tell a flavorful story of tradition, technique, and local ingredients.

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Some of these dishes are global street food favorites, while others are home-cooked recipes passed down through generations. They’re often about more than just spice—they're about balance. Tangy, sweet, savory, and smoky notes all mix with the heat to create an unforgettable meal.

Bring the Heat, Guess the Dish

This Word Quest gives you only the first and last letters of each dish to work with. That’s your only clue. Will you recall the Korean fermented staple, the Indian curry that brings the fire, or the Southeast Asian soup with a hot and sour punch? This one’s for the flavor explorers and hot food heroes.

The wok is sizzling, the chili oil is bubbling, and your clues are steaming. Can you name all ten spicy foods before the spice takes over? Let’s play!