"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> 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

Yes. But there was no fat in my meal. Just black beans with salt topped
with the pico de gallo.