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Mexican here too. I do like the burn, which is a separate sensation from the flavour. The burn is a pleasant, controlled pain. It also makes the flavours more i

by jordigh 10y ago

Mexican here too. I do like the burn, which is a separate sensation from the flavour. The burn is a pleasant, controlled pain. It also makes the flavours more intense. I regularly consume habaneros, and I've recently tried ghost peppers in the form of hot chicken wings. I didn't know hot sauce could make my whole hand burn, but it did, for an entire day. I can see why people put on gloves to handle ghost peppers. I want to try them again, but my wife doesn't think I should.

logfromblammo 10y ago
Topically applied capsaicin ointment has been used to alleviate [osteo-] arthritis pain. Basically, it overstimulates the pain receptors, and they attenuate to a lower level. Wearing gloves is a good idea while processing capsicums, but also quietly chant to yourself "Don't touch your eyes. Don't touch your eyes. Don't touch your eyes."
- maxerickson 10y ago
  I think I'd put some safety glasses in the kitchen if I found myself chanting that. I frequently put them on in situations where they aren't terribly necessary exactly to remind myself to keep my fingers out of my eyes.
  - croon 10y ago
    In some cases glasses make it worse. Then you inevitably have to adjust them or scratch between the eyes when they get itchy, and then check-mate.
huherto 10y ago
yes, yes. The burn is important. I was just trying to stress the importance of flavor. The best is when it is so hot but so good and the only thing you can do is keep eating. You know that it is really going to hurt when you stop.
- jordigh 10y ago
  I don't eat habaneros or ghost peppers for the flavour. I eat them for the burn. I guess the flavour is ok, but it's not the main attraction. Just like people don't really consume beer for the flavour, or non-alcoholic beer would be a lot more popular than it is, since it just tastes like beer without the bitterness of alcohol. https://xkcd.com/1534/ https://xkcd.com/1534/
  - cpfohl 10y ago
    Except no... Non alcoholic beers are not available in most varieties if you like a sour, stout out IPA, you're never going to find an NA version. I'd be happy to be wrong, because I do like the flavor, and often wish there were no alcohol.
    - jghn 10y ago
      Not to mention there are quite flavorful styles which are often down around 2% ABV which is closer to NA beer than they are to macrolagers. I'm thinking of things like berlinerweisse
      - cpfohl 10y ago
        Yum a really good British mild too.
        jghn 10y ago
        Was also something I was picturing :)
  - _ph_ 10y ago
    I have not met an non-alcoholic beer which tastes as the alcoholic ones. And there is no bitterness of alcohol, it is the hops which makes (some) beers bitter. Of course there are beers without much hops and consequently they are rather sweet in taste.
  - scrame 10y ago
at-fates-hands 10y ago
I've more than a few friends who didn't use gloves when they were handling hot peppers. Then they rubbed their eyes, or worse, have to go pee and handled their junk. Just imagine the burn you had all day on your fingers being in your eyes or other sensitive parts of your body. The gloves are a safety precaution and should be used every time - just in case.

by jordigh 10y ago

logfromblammo 10y ago

Topically applied capsaicin ointment has been used to alleviate [osteo-] arthritis pain. Basically, it overstimulates the pain receptors, and they attenuate to a lower level. Wearing gloves is a good idea while processing capsicums, but also quietly chant to yourself "Don't touch your eyes. Don't touch your eyes. Don't touch your eyes."

maxerickson 10y ago
I think I'd put some safety glasses in the kitchen if I found myself chanting that. I frequently put them on in situations where they aren't terribly necessary exactly to remind myself to keep my fingers out of my eyes.
- croon 10y ago
  In some cases glasses make it worse. Then you inevitably have to adjust them or scratch between the eyes when they get itchy, and then check-mate.

huherto 10y ago

yes, yes. The burn is important. I was just trying to stress the importance of flavor. The best is when it is so hot but so good and the only thing you can do is keep eating. You know that it is really going to hurt when you stop.

jordigh 10y ago
I don't eat habaneros or ghost peppers for the flavour. I eat them for the burn. I guess the flavour is ok, but it's not the main attraction. Just like people don't really consume beer for the flavour, or non-alcoholic beer would be a lot more popular than it is, since it just tastes like beer without the bitterness of alcohol. https://xkcd.com/1534/ https://xkcd.com/1534/
- cpfohl 10y ago
  Except no... Non alcoholic beers are not available in most varieties if you like a sour, stout out IPA, you're never going to find an NA version. I'd be happy to be wrong, because I do like the flavor, and often wish there were no alcohol.
  - jghn 10y ago
    Not to mention there are quite flavorful styles which are often down around 2% ABV which is closer to NA beer than they are to macrolagers. I'm thinking of things like berlinerweisse
    - cpfohl 10y ago
      Yum a really good British mild too.
      - jghn 10y ago
        Was also something I was picturing :)
- _ph_ 10y ago
  I have not met an non-alcoholic beer which tastes as the alcoholic ones. And there is no bitterness of alcohol, it is the hops which makes (some) beers bitter. Of course there are beers without much hops and consequently they are rather sweet in taste.
- scrame 10y ago

at-fates-hands 10y ago

I've more than a few friends who didn't use gloves when they were handling hot peppers. Then they rubbed their eyes, or worse, have to go pee and handled their junk. Just imagine the burn you had all day on your fingers being in your eyes or other sensitive parts of your body. The gloves are a safety precaution and should be used every time - just in case.