/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.5089794]

Hi /ck/, since a lot of you seem to enjoy spicy foods, I was wondering if you could give me any suggestions how to get used to eating them? I want to eat things like spicy curry and such, but I jalapenos are about my limit. Is there anyway to get used to it, or is it just something you have to be born with?

[Anonymous No.5090052]

Heat tolerance is entirely about practice, it can come and go over the years depending on how much hot stuff you eat. Buy a very hot pepper extract, like 1,000,000 Scoville range, make your food like normal, but mix in 1 drop of the extract. When you get used to it, mix 2, then 3, etc. Keep doing that, and you'll build up a tolerance quickly.

[Anonymous No.5090187]

Keep eating spicy food.

I think your body eventually realizes your flesh isn't really burning. It takes more and more spice to get a burning sensation.

[Anonymous No.5090213]

>>5089794
try eating a Bhut Jolokia pepper! they're a little less spicy than jalapeños, and will help you get used to them. the best way is just to take a big bite and chew.