[Sca-cooks] ANOTHER SPICY STORY

[Mark Zawadzki]

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Capsicum doesn't "kill your tastebuds". The "active ingredients" in hot
peppers are various isomers of capsaicin. This substance stimulates neural
pain receptors. Repeated exposure to capsaicin desentisizes one to the
effect.

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> [mailto:sca-cooks-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Gorgeous Muiredach
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 8:27 PM
> To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] ANOTHER SPICY STORY
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>
> >How can you taste anything BUT the habaneros?
>
> Well, the idea is to taste the peppers.  That being said, the other
> elements are quite noticable.  If you aren't used to eating
> hot stuff, the
> heat will just kill your taste buds, but when you get a
> little more used to
> it, you start to be able to taste all kind of layers of
> flavours within the
> hot stuff.
>
>
> Gorgeous Muiredach
> Rokkehealden Shire
> Middle Kingdom
> aka
> Nicolas Steenhout
> "You must deal with me as I think of myself" J. Hockenberry
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