Blandest?

Which regional cuisines have a reputation for being the blandest?

• British food is often mentioned in articles [1] [2]
• European food in general [1]
• background reading
  • a forum poll
  • forum discussions [1]

Boldest?

Which regional cuisines have a reputation for being the boldest or spiciest?

• India:
  • North India — Mughlai, Rajasthani, Punjabi
  • South India — rasam, Kerala beef fry
  • West India — Maharashtrian
  • East India — Bengali
• China — Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Shaanxi
• Indonesia — Minahasan
• elsewhere in Asia — Thai, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan
• West Africa — Nigeran, Sierra Leonean, Ghanaian
• elsewhere in Africa — Ethiopian, South African
• Europe — Hungarian
• the Americas — Haitian, Louisiana Creole, Cajun
• background reading [1]