Carol wrote:

>> I've never understood
>> making chili (or any food) so searingly spicy/hot you can't taste
>> what you're eating.
>>
> Me either. I've seen folks brag how hot their chili is. I could care
> less. Food is about flavor, not heat. My personal take is if the chili
> is so hot i need a sweet jiffy mix to make it edible, then the chili is
> a bad one.

Unless they're stupid, people who make spicy chili have a high tolerance
for spicy food, which means that they CAN taste what they're eating, and
the spiciness makes it better for them. People who brag about how spicy
their chili is are usually actually bragging about how well they
tolerate capsaicin.

Bob