I remember once a friend (who is of Indian descent) and I decided to make a vindaloo from scratch and make our own paste. The recipe called for 'vinegar' but we were unsure what type of vinegar and how much. So we added a tablespoon of malt vinegar for a two-person serving. Needless to say while it was spicy, it was VERY vinegary and tasted awful! 
Hi @Queenie and @Adge and anyone else still around. Arrived late tonight. Doing some other things on the computer. We had spaghetti bol for dinner. I was going to make us tuna and mayonnaise sandwiches but C had already jumped in the kitchen wanting protein to help a little hangover from last night. It was delish. Also had apple and cinnamon hot cross buns at my friend's place today, yum, but one was enough for me.
I don't mind a bit of spice in food but mostly I tend to mild curries, for example. A tiny amount of wasabi on sushi is good, chilli is not really something I can really take much of. But it's nice to just put a tiny pinch in some foods for a bit of 'edge' to the food I think. But I'm not much of a cook at all.
I don't really do chocolate anymore, just don't have the taste for it, but happy that others take pleasure in it.
This is the kind of dessert I like, that I've posted before:
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