• 11 days

    I used to be kind of into spicy food, but this is what ended it for me.

    I can get to where I really enjoy the spicy on the way in … but I never enjoyed it on the way out. Just not worth the pain I knew I’d have to endure later.

      • 11 days

        I thought I was speaking for myself?

        Maybe I really do contain multitudes… Are you part of me? Does some other part of me have its own Lemmy account?

    • 11 days

      It’s the worst and you can’t even stop it like you can stop eating. You just have to endure and push through.

  • Honestly I’ve been getting super into spicy food the last couple of years and growing my tolerance a lot, to the point I’m now easily chomping down on California reapers based sauces and this just doesn’t seem to be an issue for me at all, the going out part never seemed to be affected?

    • IIRC, it’s genetic. Some people have a gene that produces an enzyme that breaks down capsaicin.

      Edit: it might actually be a gut bacteria thing, I don’t remember

      • Is there a way to take this enzyme as a supplement so you don’t get the butt burn even if you don’t have the gene? I’m thinking like those pills for lactose-intolerant people. I love spicy food but fire poops can eat a dick.

      • I envy those people. My friend’s BF finds 2x Buldak to not be spicy at all. Meanwhile I can only use half a packet of the sauce or I’ll be in literal tears.

    • time to move on to the actual peppers. The sauces are tame compared to the source.

      Except pure extract. Don’t fuck with that shit.

      source : Ate an entire Komodo Dragon pepper in one bite. Once.

      BuT iT’s FrOm TeScO, gRaNdMaS sHoP tHeRe, HoW bAd CaN iT bE?

      https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/11/uk-hottest-ever-chilli-pepper-komodo-dragon

      Also, there’s a reason that hot ones have sauces for celebrities and pepper mash and peppers for Klaus and Sean to eat.

      • Yeah I’ve not tried any super hot peppers in raw form yet, only reasonable ones, but I know that’s the hardest you can get. I could be tempted into trying although so far on this journey I’ve mostly been enjoying making my regular food spicy, because I’m the only one in the family that likes it the sauces are handy for that. I’m mostly looking for the extra flavour/feeling not necessarily taking it as a challenge if you know what I mean.

      • I had a friend convinced me to put my finger on the top of a Satan’s blood extract bottle turn it upside down and try it out. That was up there as one of the most painful things I’ve ever done. I just kept eating bread for like five minutes.

    • I can eat some fairly spicey stuff and for me it really depends on what kind of spicy food it is.

      For example, I can’t recall Thai food ever getting my guts in a storm like a few Mexican dishes can. I think if it has rice involved I’m fine.

    • Same. I love my california reaper sauce, it only detroys my willing asshole when I overdo it, but I have to have a lot for that to happen.

    • The first time I used one the water came out ice cold. Damn near hit the ceiling and worked better than coffee at waking me up!