I had the macho "give me the hottest curry" you've got bug for a year or two until I got suckered into eating a ridiculously hot chilli by a work mate in Companies House over forty years ago. It made me mildly ill and everything I ate for a day or two afterwards tasted awful - I ended up being grateful to him though because it put me off really hot foods for life (I still like medium curries, enjoy a nice chilli con carne ETC mind) - I prefer to taste the food I'm eating.