Korean restaurant's menu goes viral for labelling its least spicy food 'white'

There are stereotypes about almost every nationality and race, some of which are blatantly racist while others could just be seen as harmless fun.

And one of the most well-known is the old saying that white people can't handle spicy food.

It may not actually be true for many people, but one unidentified Korean restaurant in Toronto appears to be perpetuating that stereotype in one viral image being shared online, according to Daily Mail.

The eatery's menu has a spiciness ranking, where the least spicy rating of food is labelled "white".

The picture, which has been upvoted more than 7,700 times on Reddit, has sparked a debate online about whether or not the sign is racist.

Many people who say they are white found the menu "funny," while others said it is just fuelling an unfair and untrue generalisation.

But is all as it appears?

Several people put forward a very reasonable explanation for why the least spicy rating is labelled as "white" at the restaurant. They say the label is to do with the colour of a typical Korean broth.

Korean broths are typically flavoured with "red" spice - so if a customer asks for no spice at all, the colour of the soup will be white.

- Daily Mail