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but that's the EASY way out, you gotta take it like a man! =P
and end up breathing fire... now THAT'S a man =)
Szechuan Peppercorn Hotpot
This is a fiery hotpot that really numbs your whole mouth. I used to wonder how the natives of Szechuan could sit through one of these meals without showing any sign of distress. I do consider myself a hard core chilli-eater but the way the Szechuan people handle the mouth-numbing Szechuan peppercorn hotpot had me wondering if I had stumbled upon some super chilli-eating giants. It took me sometime to figure out how these natives of the peppercorn hotpot make it look so easy. I found out that they use a combination sauce of sesame oil and crushed garlic as a dip, which has the effect of covering the linings of the mouth. This sesame oil and garlic dip works wonders, for it completely neutralizes the numbing effect of the peppercorn. Next time you try a Szechuan peppercorn hotpot, don' forget to ask for the special peppercorn-neutralizing sauce.
but that's the EASY way out, you gotta take it like a man! =P
and end up breathing fire... now THAT'S a man =)
Here in Vancouver, from the places I've been to, black pepper is considered spicy!
-dave
I think it's ridiculous..doesn't the tongue become desensitized after being explosed to extremely spicy food? I'd rather be able to taste normal foods rather than kill my taste buds.
I think your taste buds adapt to spicey food. After getting used to it, you should not have any problem differentiating the many shades of food flavours/tastes. However, I feel spices are addictive. Once having acquired a taste for them, you do want to add spices to every dish or meal you are eating. Malaysians, Singaporeans, Indonesians-how can you not like samba blacha?-Thais, and Indians just cannot do without spices.Originally Posted by TheGr8Two
A little correction.I think your taste buds adapt to spicey food. After getting used to it, you should not have any problem differentiating the many shades of food flavours/tastes. However, I feel spices are addictive. Once having acquired a taste for them, you do want to add spices to every dish or meal you are eating. Malaysians, Singaporeans, Indonesians-how can you not like samba blachan?-Thais, and Indians just cannot do without spices.
hmm, i puzzle the theory that pain is addictiveI think your taste buds adapt to spicey food. After getting used to it, you should not have any problem differentiating the many shades of food flavours/tastes. However, I feel spices are addictive. Once having acquired a taste for them, you do want to add spices to every dish or meal you are eating. Malaysians, Singaporeans, Indonesians-how can you not like samba blacha?-Thais, and Indians just cannot do without spices.
as the nerves get de-sensitivtized, the subject would needed more and/or stronger spices to get the same bang as before.
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My grandfather is originally from Szechuan, and he really likes spicy food!! Everytime he made some dishes, they are always very very hot.....
No wonder I can eat lots of spicy food, too......Genetics rocks!
I don't think it is genetics. It is practice, practice and more practice. Your father was born into the spicey food culture, eating spicey food from very young. I was initiated into spicey food when I was barely 6-7 years old, eating small "chilli pardi". A vegetable vindaloo does not bother me at all and it does not desensitise my taste buds. As I said, your taste buds adjust over time.My grandfather is originally from Szechuan, and he really likes spicy food!! Everytime he made some dishes, they are always very very hot.....
No wonder I can eat lots of spicy food, too......
You know it is REALLY GOOD when it burns twice...once on the way in & once on the way out!
Although contrary to thought, I have heard that spicy foods helps minimize ulcers?! Can anybody confirm or negate?
Cheers!
and you know it the best when you cannot stop it from coming out...You know it is REALLY GOOD when it burns twice...once on the way in & once on the way out!
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whew........and you know it the best when you cannot stop it from coming out...
I don't think its genetic i did manage to aquire taste in spicy food later in life. My dad used to just eat Cili Padi as his vegetables with Rice and soy sauce! Thats it.! Until now i dont think i can eat like him! hahah. I do agree that Sechuan food is really crazy! Imagine the whole pot is red in color! with those sundried chilies , black peper etc.. oh man.. once you eat it and put your tongue on the ice... the ice will melt immediately!
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I think it has to do with getting used to it...start young start late...doesnt really matter...as long as you give it time you will eventually adjust to it...I am starting my 3 1/2 year old son on spicy food already...ahah I always cook spicy food and just let him have the same spicyness as we have...he at first complains...but now he is getting used to it...and likes it ahahahh...
If you are burned on the way in and on the way out, then you have probably crossed your own personal threshold on how hot your system can handle. You should back off a bit, at least until your body gradually adapts as you go one up on the hotness scale.You know it is REALLY GOOD when it burns twice...once on the way in & once on the way out!
Although contrary to thought, I have heard that spicy foods helps minimize ulcers?! Can anybody confirm or negate?
Cheers!
Spices like chillies are claimed to be powerful anti-oxidants and immune system boosters. When you eat something hot and spicey, you tend to perspire a bit-this is your immune system in action. There was a really big article in either the Time or Newsweek magazine some years back on the miracle of spices like chillies. Sometime back either a Sri Lanka or an Indian research article reported that Indians and Sri Lankans have relatively low cancer rates because of spices.
Lets all eat Chilies!If you are burned on the way in and on the way out, then you have probably crossed your own personal threshold on how hot your system can handle. You should back off a bit, at least until your body gradually adapts as you go one up on the hotness scale.
Spices like chillies are claimed to be powerful anti-oxidants and immune system boosters. When you eat something hot and spicey, you tend to perspire a bit-this is your immune system in action. There was a really big article in either the Time or Newsweek magazine some years back on the miracle of spices like chillies. Sometime back either a Sri Lanka or an Indian research article reported that Indians and Sri Lankans have relatively low cancer rates because of spices.
maybe for specific kind of cancer(s).If you are burned on the way in and on the way out, then you have probably crossed your own personal threshold on how hot your system can handle. You should back off a bit, at least until your body gradually adapts as you go one up on the hotness scale.
Spices like chillies are claimed to be powerful anti-oxidants and immune system boosters. When you eat something hot and spicey, you tend to perspire a bit-this is your immune system in action. There was a really big article in either the Time or Newsweek magazine some years back on the miracle of spices like chillies. Sometime back either a Sri Lanka or an Indian research article reported that Indians and Sri Lankans have relatively low cancer rates because of spices.
u have to have a better imagination of what food (or junk) that average american takes in
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