how can people have no spice tolerance?

today me and some friends went on a munchie hunt and settled for mexican burritos from the general store. There were only the "Spicy red hot beef and beans" kind so we all just bought them. A friend and I finished it no problem but the other friend couldnt finish the damn thing. he said "man this is spicy as SHIT" but my other friend and I disagreed saying "It's hardly spicy at all, maybe a tiny bit of heat but thats it" but he still didnt finish it so I ate the fucking thing.. lol

 

lol. My brother and I go over this all the time. I seems that many people today are pussies when it comes to real heat. I'm not impressed until my face goes entirely numb.

 

I have a friend who if they have anything with hot peppers they get hives. Actually is frightening to see.

When they are over I never make anything with them and check all ingredients so that they are not exposed to them.

 

Do you like spicy food? You obviously like some kind of heat.

 

yes, that is an exception, but ive had real indian curry that had plenty of chilli powder had my ass on fire the next morning. But one time I made soup with two tablespoons of regular black pepper and it had only mild to moderate heat that had a pleasant buzz on my tongue, but a couple friends were struggling.. I said that they were pussies and should try some of my mom's curry one day.. THEN they will know the true power of spice

 

I love spicy foods, the hotter the better. My favourite is actually authentic Thai. If you feel a bite then it is made correctly.

 

I think spice you have to be exposed to and gradually for some, become accustomed to. You probably grew up with spice so you have a taste for it and a tolerance.

I cook all the time with it and when my partner first came to live here I think he drank gallons of water and had the sweats more often than not.

I did tell him he was a wuss.

 

Cool. Do you cook with a lot of garlic?

 

Yes and herbs. I grow my own herbs and have started garlic this year. Also a few types of hot peppers. Probably not the best ones as around here the selection is a little more limited. I am going to look into ordering some this fall and preplant my own for next year. That should work!

I love food and cooking so the more flavour the better.

 

Hell yeah. I grew my own garlic for the first time this year. Garlic, dill, basil, and oregano are touchstones to good cooking.

I also tried my hand at small, hot peppers.

 

We can compare crops when we finally get to harvest them!

 

I do not want spicy "shit"
That shit hurts

 

This is all so bizarre

 

Wuss.. haha :eggnog:

 

that was just a joke. I like my spicy food. Just not when I am hungover.

 

i dont like anything when im hungover.. just bread and water

 

i wasn't raised on 'spicy' i was raised on 'down home' and itallian ie meat, potatoes, gravy; spaghetti. so spices are usually ok in moderation for the hot stuff, but i can't handle, and do not enjoy flavor-heat in my food. i like flavor, but the lingering heat bothers me. hubby liikes spicy, and i have learned how to cook some things to satisfy that in him, so at least i am not unwilling to try new things.

 

I thought this thread was about melange at first.

 

Spicy is awesome... I just hate when something is so hot that it makes everything taste sour or you can't distinguish a flavor at all, just the burning sensation. That's overkill.

My mom thinks yellow mustard is "too hot." She only likes the blandest of the bland.

 

I don't mind spicey, I just really don't like hot. It bothers me. It's not a taste, hot - it's just hot. Even when I put too much hot stuff on my foods, it's quite unappetizing. I can't taste all the flavours in my food any longer - it just tastes hot - which is a total bummer man and annoying. No tolerance for too hot here!