There are lots of foods that become dangerous in large amounts. The
medical concept of this in food is briefly described he
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/glossary/gras.htm

Tippi wrote:
Incidentally, if you do get that "hot nasal flash" by having too much
wasabi, immediately breathe through your mouth. The nasal flash should
be gone in a few seconds.

Right, its all about breath control. If you breathe in through your mouth
while eating wasabi, you won't get the flash burn.

--
Dan

Steve Wertz wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:26:08 -0500, Dan Logcher
wrote:


Tippi wrote:

Incidentally, if you do get that "hot nasal flash" by having too much
wasabi, immediately breathe through your mouth. The nasal flash should
be gone in a few seconds.

Right, its all about breath control. If you breathe in through your mouth
while eating wasabi, you won't get the flash burn.


But that takes all the fun out of eating horseradish. I'm not
into sniffing boiling vinegar, but I love a few good blasts of
horseradish :-)

I'm not saying not to get the blast, its just a matter of how much before
you're holding your head and whincing.

--
Dan