On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 16:50:27 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:54:09 -0700, Whirled Peas wrote:
>
>> I'm with Julie on this. I make my own salsa and put in lots of chiles,
>> including 6 serranos and 4 habaneros, diced and unseeded. I cook it for
>> 30 minutes to reduce the liquid, cool and store in the refrigerator.
>> Like Julie, right after it's finished cooking, it has plenty of
>> spiciness, but the next day it becomes very mild. I don't know what's
>> happening either.
>
>Capsaicin does not evaporate nor lose it's potency.
>
>-sw

but if you have something fatty, dairy or sugar before eating hot
peppers, the receptors on the tongue will be somewhat blocked.
Janet US