On Thursday, January 3, 2013 7:37:20 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> Bryan wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> > On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 6:19:28 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
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> > > Bob Terwilliger wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> > > > Carol wrote:
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> > > > > > I've never understood
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> > > > > > making chili (or any food) so searingly spicy/hot you can't
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> > > > > Me either. I've seen folks brag how hot their chili is. I
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> > > > > care less. Food is about flavor, not heat. My personal take is
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> > > > > the chili is so hot i need a sweet jiffy mix to make it edible,
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> > > > > then the chili is a bad one.
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> > > > Unless they're stupid, people who make spicy chili have a high
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> > > > tolerance for spicy food, which means that they CAN taste what
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> > > > they're eating, and the spiciness makes it better for them. People
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> > > > who brag about how spicy their chili is are usually actually
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> > > > about how well they tolerate capsaicin.
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> > > Grin, then call me the medium to mild set unless it's kimchee! I've
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> > > just had too many bad experiences with depthless taste types that
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> > > 'hot just to prove your manhood can take it' sorts. Blech.
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> > I'm sure a lot of folks are into that mindset, but real capsaicin
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> > fans are not into impressing anyone with their tolerance. We love
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> > the sensation, and we love the foods we apply the chile to, and the
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> > heat never covers up the flavors, but is a separate aspect, as much
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> > as hearing is distinct from touch. Listen, intense people might do
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> > extreme things with capsaicin, but that's so far outside the norm of
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> > just enjoying chilies. Heck, my wife adores hot peppers, and she is
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> > the epitome of unpretentiousness. She doesn't go as hot as me, but
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> > we both enjoy the flavors.
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> > If you care to learn which flavors you like, and are careful to limit
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> > the heat as you build a tolerance, you can appreciate the variety of
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> > hot capsicums. Some you might like, some maybe you wouldn't like.
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> > I'm not fond of the flavor of habaneros. I love jalapenos raw, and
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> > Anaheims stewed, sweet peppers cooked minimally or soft. I prefer
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> > some chilies fresh, and some dried and reconstituted. Hot peppers
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> > are not primarily about guys impressing their bros.
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> > --Bryan
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> Bryan, I eat korean and thai kimchees not watered down for roundeyes.
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> I totally get it on the taste vs heat. Sadly chili is one of the areas
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I assume this is a fake post because cshenk is a regular here, and would know that "roundeyes" is a patently offensive word for non-east-Asian, and would not use it.

--Bryan