Chief Longwind Of The North
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My Raging Bull Salsa is somewhat famous with a certain group of pepper-j\heads in my home town. It is blistering hot due to the pepper mix I use, and tastes really good. I decided to open a jar and have some last night. Now, as most pepper-heads know, on some days, you just handle the heat better than on others. And there are just some hot things that you eat a little at a time. Well to make a long story short, I ate about three tbs. with corn chips. The first couple chips dipped in the salsa were very tasty. After that, the heat started to build. Bu the time I was done, my mouth, teeth, gums, and lips were on fire. I tired the common wisdom remedies, i.e. ice cold milk, yogurt, honey, sugar, and even a glass of cold apple juice. While on the tongue, each took the heat away. But as soon as I swallowed, the heat came back. I knew this would happen from past experience.
From that same experience, I know that left by itself, that heat takes about 5 minutes to dissipate. I wasn't willing to wait another ten minutes. I then thought of foods eaten with hot-spicy peppers, and wondered if they were popular for a reason. Corn products made from masa harina are widely eaten with hot foods. So, I reasoned that maybe the chips might help quench the fire. I ate a couple of corn chips. To my delight, and relief, each chip lessened the heat. After about 5 more chips, the heat was gone. Those 7 chips did what all of the other things I tried couldn't. They effectively removed the capsaicinn from my mouth. So the next time you get into something more spicy-hot than you are comfortable with, try followed with corn chips. I used yellow corn chips, but don't think that makes any difference.
Let me know your thoughts on the matter.
Seeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
From that same experience, I know that left by itself, that heat takes about 5 minutes to dissipate. I wasn't willing to wait another ten minutes. I then thought of foods eaten with hot-spicy peppers, and wondered if they were popular for a reason. Corn products made from masa harina are widely eaten with hot foods. So, I reasoned that maybe the chips might help quench the fire. I ate a couple of corn chips. To my delight, and relief, each chip lessened the heat. After about 5 more chips, the heat was gone. Those 7 chips did what all of the other things I tried couldn't. They effectively removed the capsaicinn from my mouth. So the next time you get into something more spicy-hot than you are comfortable with, try followed with corn chips. I used yellow corn chips, but don't think that makes any difference.
Let me know your thoughts on the matter.
Seeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North