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"The body thinks it’s on fire, so it unleashes a wave of endorphins to help quell the burning. You start to feel something akin to a runner’s high. The sharp st
by sigmaprimus 5y ago
"The body thinks it’s on fire, so it unleashes a wave of endorphins to help quell the burning. You start to feel something akin to a runner’s high. The sharp stinging pain will subside, but the rush — and subsequent sense of tranquility — lasts a bit longer."
This is called going into Shock!!
I've always liked spicy food but not to the point they cause physical discomfort this just seems like a waste of good spices to me, a far more economical solution would be to just eat a piece of conservatively spiced chicken then have your buddy kick You in the balls.
- Mikeb85 5y agoDunno, I (and most people around the world) quite enjoy the feeling. Keep in mind, chilies are native only to Mexico/Central America. Yet almost every culture on earth has adopted them into its cuisine (India, China, Thailand, basically every Asian cuisine except maybe Japan, African cuisines, a bunch of European cuisines, etc...).
- dustintrex 5y agoThe single most popular dish prepared at home in Japan is curry rice. Most Japanese curries are not particularly spicy, but they definitely do have a chilli kick and chains like Coco Ichiban do a brisk business selling up amped-up versions.
- zentropia 5y agoI remember eating spicy level three and my body was sweeting and shaking.
- Mikeb85 5y agoFair enough, I wasn't sure about how much Japanese enjoyed chilies, in my limited experience (we have tons of sushi, ramen and Izakaya style joints here but relatively few Japanese people) Japanese food seems much milder than most other Asian cuisines.
- tasogare 5y agoThey like to advertise spicyness but most of the time it's not really as spicy as it's marketed. Once however, I tried that Tabasco Scorpion sauce I found at a 100-yen Lawson, thinking it would be the usual bullshit and I've been taken for a ride.
- xkgt 5y agoI may be wrong but I am curious to know whether there is any correlation between spicy cuisine and a hot climate? There are some counter-examples ( e.g., certain northern Chinese cuisines are spicier than Cantonese) but typically spicier cuisines are associated with tropical countries.
- whoisburbansky 5y agoOne explanation I’ve heard proposed is that the sweating induced by spicy foods helps you cool down faster in hot climates than just your body trying to maintain homeostasis.
- Mikeb85 5y agoThere's a correlation for sure, chilies also only grow in relatively warm weather, but the fact they spread so far in the first place is testamount to their appeal. They're so popular in so many countries that people forget they originated only in the new world...
- sigmaprimus 5y agoI think there is a definite enhancement to foods that spices provide but there is a big difference between enough spice to break a sweat and having a numbness on your pallet for example and feeling like you are going to die. Like I said I like spicy food but not to extreme that my stomach is upset for hours after eating it and finding myself suffering on the back end for 3 days after eating it. At some point it is just self abuse and should not be seen as a sign of strength or masculinity but rather stupidity along the lines of eating Tide pods or doing the cinnamon challenge solely for the entertainment of others watching you suffer.
- Mikeb85 5y agoI mean, most of the people who say they think they're going to die are just using it as hyperbole...
- sigmaprimus 5y agoProbably the best example of a good balance is the legendary Sushi chefs who use the blowfish as an ingredient to allow enough poison to achieve the desired effect but not so much as to make the customer gravely ill. Another example might be what seems to be occurring with the opioid endemic.
- addaon 5y agoThis has nothing to do with shock, which is about blood flow and oxygen delivery, not hormone release.
- sigmaprimus 5y agoPlease research shock and endorphin release and reconsider your argument. I understand that many people enjoy the sensations related to eating highly spiced foods but as the article mention this can result in hours of digestive discomfort and sometimes there is a 3 day price to pay for indulging in such activity when expelling what was consumed. I feel there is a reasonable argument that pleasure through pain is a self destructive activity along the lines of "cutting" or auto erotic self asphyxiation. Glorifying such things is in my opinion has a negative outcome.
- BenjiWiebe 5y agoAnd for some (including me), they can enjoy high heat levels, a rush of endorphins, and no side effects. What's wrong with that?
- sigmaprimus 5y agoAbsolutely nothing, the article I read was about the pain and suffering a tourist experiences when they order extra spicy hot chicken. I think that if you enjoy the spice and feel no discomfort then the spices are at the correct level for you.
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