Asking for hot sauce in English
How to ask for hot sauce and chili flakes when food isn't spicy enough.
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Key phrases
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Ask if the restaurant has it
hot sauce = chili sauce; chili oil = oil with chili
Polite way to ask for more spice
chili flakes = dry chili pieces (common at pizza places)
Say this about your taste
spicy = hot; mild = less spicy; extra spicy = very spicy
Say the food has no heat
not … at all = zero / not in any way
Quick answers
Loves spicy food: what to say in English
Say “Do you have any hot sauce?” — ask if the restaurant has it. hot sauce = chili sauce; chili oil = oil with chili.
Still not enough: what to say in English
Say “Can I get some chili flakes?” — polite way to ask for more spice. chili flakes = dry chili pieces (common at pizza places).
About yourself: what to say in English
Say “I really like spicy food.” — say this about your taste. spicy = hot; mild = less spicy; extra spicy = very spicy.
Showing off: what to say in English
Say “This is not spicy at all.” — say the food has no heat. not … at all = zero / not in any way.