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niyad

(121,235 posts)
7. You know, most restaurants I go to that serve spicy foods have notices and
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:06 AM
Jul 2023

indicators about the heat index of their dishes, such as a number of peppers (ranging from one to five) right next to the menu item. I realize that I am, perhaps, a bit unusual, as I adore hot, the hotter the better.

It has taken her two years to get around to this? And the vague "everyone involved" bs. The word "histrionic" comes to mind. If it was an allergic reaction, one woul think that, a an adult, she would know about a senstivity to capsicum.

note to self: see if local Thai restaurants have dragon balls on their menus.

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The name Dragon Balls should have been a clue. Emile Jul 2023 #1
a big clue BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #19
Unless other patrons were also injured bucolic_frolic Jul 2023 #2
May "Jerry Lee Lewis" Have-A-Word kabi knit Jul 2023 #3
. vanlassie Jul 2023 #9
lol..good work BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #17
I like cooking Thai food, and while bird's eye peppers are hot they're not THAT hot .. . hatrack Jul 2023 #4
Also for reference, the Trinidad Scorpion pepper, which I love, has a Scoville niyad Jul 2023 #5
whoa!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #18
As a result of radiation treatments 14 years ago, I can eat nothing spicy nor acidic without sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #6
I am guessing that you do not order the jalapeno burgers at Chili's, then. niyad Jul 2023 #8
You know, most restaurants I go to that serve spicy foods have notices and niyad Jul 2023 #7
my Thai place asks "how hot" on scale of 1 to 10 for dishes listed with the pepper icon BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #20
According to the article, she informed her server that she cannot handle niyad Jul 2023 #10
Dairy fat is a good solvent for capsaicin. Most people who like hot food know that dairy products .. eppur_se_muova Jul 2023 #11
Oh, I know that dairy fat helps in that situation. But I don't have a reaction, other niyad Jul 2023 #12
coconut ice cream! Kali Jul 2023 #13
Capsaicin doesn't cause chemical burns Warpy Jul 2023 #15
oh I know Kali Jul 2023 #22
All the silly git needed to do was stop at a Dairy Queen on the way home Warpy Jul 2023 #24
Oh, FFS Warpy Jul 2023 #14
If the food came into contact with her *vocal cords*, she is eating wrong... RockRaven Jul 2023 #16
Dr. Harjasleen Walia is a board certified Neurologist MagickMuffin Jul 2023 #21
oh wow... a brain doctor BlueWaveNeverEnd Jul 2023 #23
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