Fiery Jack Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Try standing on your head. Hope that's a useful tip. jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiery Jack Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 bushpilot said:It is also a sign of a good curry to bring beads of sweat to the top of your head. In Stoke, it's usually a sign of a good curry to bring two police patrol cars to the door of the restaurant as me and my hot date for the night wrestle over who will not pay the bill. :: jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 I have never built up a tolerance to them after years and years. I'll only eat spicy stuff in the privacy of my own home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Petchburi Pete Posted June 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 Last time I was in the States I found a shop that had garlic-stuffed jalepenos & olives ... great bites that went very well with their fresh, crusty bread, smoked imported ham & Italian cold cuts, with slices of aged provolone ... and, of course a decent bottle of vino! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brink15 Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 OK, Pete. Here is more about chili then you probably wanted to know. Alas, I'm a confirmed chilihead and feel compelled to inform the uninformed chili consumer. The reason you sweat, your nose runs, you heat up, your mouth burns, etc. is that your body is reacting to capsaicin, the active ingredient in chilies. This is the same stuff in O.C. tear gas and many pain relief medications. It is also very good for your circulatory and immune systems. The reason you react more to some chilies than others has to do with the amount of capsaicin they contain, and size is not always telling as in the case of the habanero (the hottest pepper) which is much larger than the hottest (and smallest) Thai variety. BTW, as capsaicin is oil based water is the worst possible beverage to put out the flames. On the contrary it will just spread the burn. Ideally acidic drinks like lemonade or fatty drinks like milk are the best solutions to a burning mouth. But given that eating really hot chilies releases endorphins (i.e. natural high) why bother? The best thing I can tell you is that you can build up a bit of a tolerance. But of course that requires frequent exposure to the cause of your pain. The units use to measure the capsaicin level (and therefore heat level) of chilies is called the scoville unit. Here is a chart: Scoville Unit Scale Sorry you asked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiery Jack Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 While we're on this very interesting topic... I like drinking heavily; and, I like beer ... but, it doesn't seem to like me! Whenever I drink 12 pints of lager chased down with a half bottle of Laphroag whisky and a couple of large brandy nightcaps, I sweat profusely the next morning! Mostly, my head, face and balls sweat. :: It's so intense that it can be embarrasing. At hotels, people, especially the fat grotesque whinging bargirl with a face like a bag of nails that I shagged up the arse 5 hours previously thinking she was a 10/10 stunner, :hubba: definitely spot this. Is it that I'm allergic to beer? ... does beer affect anyone else like this? :: jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 great info & I can only agree chili is good for you another slightly simplified chili hotness scale can be found below: http://asiarecipe.com/chilies.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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