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    Post Sichaun Peppercorn: A chinese spice so hot it cools...

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    It’s one of the key ingredients in Chinese “málŕ” cooking, and its effects are said to be both physiological and mental.

    I didn’t see it coming, that mild feeling of electric currents buzzing on my tongue as if I’d licked a battery. Seated on a busy pavement in front of a lazy Susan weighed down with sizzling hotpot, diced rabbit and fish soup, I was digging into a spicy meal on the humid first night of a visit to Chengdu, the capital of China’s south-western Sichuan province and the cradle of the region’s famously fiery cuisine. The plates resembled volcanic islands, each dish’s contents swimming in chilli oil hidden beneath a red-hot mountain of peppers and garlic. Tongue ablaze and face flushed, I felt a $#@!liness starting to numb my taste buds. The waiter chuckled at my glistening forehead and handed me a handkerchief; it was clear who at the table was the foreigner not yet acclimated to local flavours.

    Unsettling at first, that tingly feeling of electricity offered a pleasant reprieve from the heat. This curious effect was thanks to one of the most integral ingredients in this province’s distinctive cuisine: the tiny-but-mighty Sichuan peppercorn, a spice indigenous to China.

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    I'm not a fan of spicy food. At all. I don't see the sense? But just as we are told to drink hot coffee on a hot day to cool us down, I'm guessing this has the same effect?


    A couple of decades ago I was visiting a friend in the fall. His pepper plants were full of tiny peppers. Really tiny. He picked one and told me to take a bite. He handed me the pepper, but I was too smart to trust him. I simply licked my fingers after transferring the pepper to my other hand, and my tongue burned. A lot.


    Those suckers were hot!

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Galt View Post
    I'm not a fan of spicy food. At all. I don't see the sense? But just as we are told to drink hot coffee on a hot day to cool us down, I'm guessing this has the same effect? A couple of decades ago I was visiting a friend in the fall. His pepper plants were full of tiny peppers. Really tiny. He picked one and told me to take a bite. He handed me the pepper, but I was too smart to trust him. I simply licked my fingers after transferring the pepper to my other hand, and my tongue burned. A lot. Those suckers were hot!
    A year or two ago we went to Quaker Steak and Lube to watch OSU play TCU. (It was the game in which Nick Bosa got hurt) Anyways, my son in law played hot shot and decided to do the hot wings challenge. He ate the 10 or 12 required hottest wings to get a T-Shirt. As we sat there, I watched him basically turn purple. Midway through the 2nd quarter, my oldest daughter said 'Hey, we're going to go'. Sam, went home and got sicker than a dog. he had to play big dog.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    A year or two ago we went to Quaker Steak and Lube to watch OSU play TCU. (It was the game in which Nick Bosa got hurt) Anyways, my son in law played hot shot and decided to do the hot wings challenge. He ate the 10 or 12 required hottest wings to get a T-Shirt. As we sat there, I watched him basically turn purple. Midway through the 2nd quarter, my oldest daughter said 'Hey, we're going to go'. Sam, went home and got sicker than a dog. he had to play big dog.
    LOL. He would have done better to do one of those 'eat this whole steak and get it for free' challenges!


    I've watched documentaries about contestants in eating contests. The guys who do the hot pepper contests talks about the torture they suffer afterwards. Especially on the toilet

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    jI ran into that in Arizona once at an authentic mexican restaurant. You cannot taste flavors when they are seasoned that hot. I don't believe anyone can. This is more of a cruelty thing in my opinion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calypso Jones View Post
    jI ran into that in Arizona once at an authentic mexican restaurant. You cannot taste flavors when they are seasoned that hot. I don't believe anyone can. This is more of a cruelty thing in my opinion.
    I love spicy food, but you're right. When it is too spicy, what's the point?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
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    It’s one of the key ingredients in Chinese “málŕ” cooking, and its effects are said to be both physiological and mental.

    I didn’t see it coming, that mild feeling of electric currents buzzing on my tongue as if I’d licked a battery. Seated on a busy pavement in front of a lazy Susan weighed down with sizzling hotpot, diced rabbit and fish soup, I was digging into a spicy meal on the humid first night of a visit to Chengdu, the capital of China’s south-western Sichuan province and the cradle of the region’s famously fiery cuisine. The plates resembled volcanic islands, each dish’s contents swimming in chilli oil hidden beneath a red-hot mountain of peppers and garlic. Tongue ablaze and face flushed, I felt a $#@!liness starting to numb my taste buds. The waiter chuckled at my glistening forehead and handed me a handkerchief; it was clear who at the table was the foreigner not yet acclimated to local flavours.

    Unsettling at first, that tingly feeling of electricity offered a pleasant reprieve from the heat. This curious effect was thanks to one of the most integral ingredients in this province’s distinctive cuisine: the tiny-but-mighty Sichuan peppercorn, a spice indigenous to China.

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    I love using Sichuan peppercorns when I do Chinese. The mild numbing effect on the tongue combined with the heat is sublime. Plus the fragrance is brilliant. if you like buffalo sauce you will fall in love with a Chengdu hot pot.





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    The thing in New Mexico is, "red or green," they ask you that question in every Mexican restaurant.

    We didn't know, we hadn't been there very long, the waitress asked "red or green" I answered, "red or green, what?"......chili, red or green chili......they smother everything in it......I chose the red and, had to leave my entire meal uneaten, it was so hot, it was impossible to eat or, even taste the food.

    After that, we asked for the "red or green " on the side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    A year or two ago we went to Quaker Steak and Lube to watch OSU play TCU. (It was the game in which Nick Bosa got hurt) Anyways, my son in law played hot shot and decided to do the hot wings challenge. He ate the 10 or 12 required hottest wings to get a T-Shirt. As we sat there, I watched him basically turn purple. Midway through the 2nd quarter, my oldest daughter said 'Hey, we're going to go'. Sam, went home and got sicker than a dog. he had to play big dog.
    LOL. Youth.
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