A word like 猫舌{ねこじた} for spice?


Someone who can't eat piping hot food can be referred to as a 猫舌{ねこじた}. Is
there an analogous word/idiomatic expression for someone who can't eat very
spicy food?

The closest related word I could think of is 甘口{あまくち}, but I think I've only
heard it used to refer to the spice-level of a food, rather than the tolerance
of a person. (From [this dictionary
entry](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%94%98%E5%8F%A3-426947) my understanding is
when 甘口 is used to refer to a person, it means someone who likes sweet food.)
Is this correct?




I honestly doubt that we have a perfect counterpart of 「猫舌」 for spicy food.

Indirectly as it may sound, however, you could use 「お子様舌{こさまじた}」 or 「甘党{あまとう}」
for a decent replacement, given the appropriate contexts.

「甘党」means a "sweet-toothed person" and it does not directly say anything about
how well s/he can handle spicy food. In the context of liking or disliking
spicy food, however, it would be a fairly valid and common word choice.

If you said 「ボクは甘党なんで、激辛{げきから}ラーメンはちょっと・・・」, every single native speaker would
understand that you could not handle very spicy food -- no exceptions.

Note this word is 「甘党」 and not 「甘口」. The latter is mostly used to describe how
sweet a food or drink item tastes rather than what the person himself likes to
eat/drink.

「お子様舌」 (literally, "kids' taste buds") can be fairly vague as well because it
often simply means you like to eat what kids like to eat without directly
referring to the spiciness of the food. Used in the right context/situation,
however, it can easily mean that you cannot eat spicy food. If an adult said
「アタシ、お子様舌なんで、ワサビはちょっと・・」, it would be understood without fail.

(When I said 「～～はちょっと・・」 above, I actually meant to end the sentences with the
word 「ちょっと」. That is how we informally speak with the main part of the
predicate left unuttered.)




I honestly doubt that we have a perfect counterpart of 「猫舌」 for spicy food.

Indirectly as it may sound, however, you could use 「お子様舌{こさまじた}」 or 「甘党{あまとう}」
for a decent replacement, given the appropriate contexts.

「甘党」means a "sweet-toothed person" and it does not directly say anything about
how well s/he can handle spicy food. In the context of liking or disliking
spicy food, however, it would be a fairly valid and common word choice.

If you said 「ボクは甘党なんで、激辛{げきから}ラーメンはちょっと・・・」, every single native speaker would
understand that you could not handle very spicy food -- no exceptions.

Note this word is 「甘党」 and not 「甘口」. The latter is mostly used to describe how
sweet a food or drink item tastes rather than what the person himself likes to
eat/drink.

「お子様舌」 (literally, "kids' taste buds") can be fairly vague as well because it
often simply means you like to eat what kids like to eat without directly
referring to the spiciness of the food. Used in the right context/situation,
however, it can easily mean that you cannot eat spicy food. If an adult said
「アタシ、お子様舌なんで、ワサビはちょっと・・」, it would be understood without fail.

(When I said 「～～はちょっと・・」 above, I actually meant to end the sentences with the
word 「ちょっと」. That is how we informally speak with the main part of the
predicate left unuttered.)

