Those fruit notes maintain upon first taste and the liquid finishes with a long, composed spiciness.

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There was sweetness from the sauces, sour from the lime, saltiness from the fish sauce and spiciness from the chillies.

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Sonoran cuisine, which originates from Mexico's Sonoran desert region south of Arizona, comes closest to New Mexican cooking in its spiciness.

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They blossom with the smoky flavors of seafood or meat off the grill, the spiciness of cold cuts with mustard, the saltiness of nearly anything.

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They say they love the spiciness, the crunch, the illicit nature of the snacks, even the red powder that invariably ends up all over them and their clothes.

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The sauce is based on a light sweet-and-sour, pepped up with a deep chile spiciness and a trace of Sichuan pepper that will make your lips tingle pleasantly.

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Pretty in the glass with a lacy pink color, the wine has a cranberry spiciness and floral strawberry quality that works well with slightly richer dishes (think cheesy shrimp and grits).

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