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qyron@sopuli.xyz âš8â© âšmonthsâ© agoI find it hard to understand how a potentially hazardous to health food item is even allowed.
What is this obcession with ever increasing level of spice in food, lately?
Because at some point it all the flavour just goes away, replaced by a hefty dose of pain.
It can be fun to safely experience sensory extremes. Many people get an endorphin/dopamine rush from it.
Other than some gut irritation itâs not a significant hazard. Like yeah keep it safely stored from sensitive people and poets also itâs probably not the best road trip snack or whatever. Certainly less dangerous than alcohol, fireworks, cigarettes or texting while driving.
I can get sensory extremes by walking outside, right now. Iâm good on that front.
Itâs clear Iâm on the minority side here, no problem on that, but is it that weird to expect food to have flavour and not hurt me while Iâm eating it? It seems reasonable.
Itâs totally normal to like or not like spicy and i doubt anyone would judge you for that. I think your commentâs wording is a bit reactive though.
I think the problem lies with calling things like the 1 chip challenge or âmelt you wussy buttholeâ varieties of spicy challenges âfoodâ.
I mean I guess you ingest them, but thatâs kinda like calling magic mushrooms food or ipecac syrup food. They are things that you eat for a specific purpose that is not nourishment.
self inflicted pain with no scars or prema damage, as long as itâs below pepper spray.
Your point being?
Drag wants it to hurt
Hey, long time no see!
But no. Itâs food. Not torture.
in the past i thought eating spicy food made me look cool and manly, but then i realised iâm missing out on the flavour of foods and understood i was being silly. so now i mostly stick to mild foods, with the occasional spicy food for varityâs sake but only if i can actually taste the flavour of said food through the spice
but thatâs just me
Because itâs fun. Live a little.
I do, thank you the concern. But self imposed torture is not something I enjoy. Nor recommend.
Donât kink shame, ffs.
Spice will give you an approximation of a ârunnerâs highâ without the tedious mucking about of exercise. There is, of course, an upper limit which too many products tip past.
There are too many bad taste jokes to be made on that.
Make the joke a bit spicier and the taste should disappear.
That is the problem.
Opisek@lemmy.world âš8â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I realize Iâm a special case, but my nose is essentially non-functionalâI donât smell food. While my sense of taste is more sensitive than your average person, I suspect I still miss out on some kinds of flavour. I believe my impairment is why I am drawn towards strong tastes like cheeses or, indeed, extremely spicy food. Theyâre the âonlyâ flavours that I really experience strongly.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de âš7â© âšmonthsâ© ago
my dad says this same thing but like, capsaicin isnât flavourful, it just hurts?
you can get peppers with loads of flavour and very little capsaicin
Opisek@lemmy.world âš7â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Itâs about the experience for me. Iâm not sure how to explain it because itâs all subjective. Spice doesnât really hurt me because I have a high tolerance, but it makes me feel⊠something? Perhaps itâs just like when other people eat a bit of wasabi?
naeap@sopuli.xyz âš8â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Ha! Never thought of that!
Iâm very sensitive with smells, while my wife isnât.
Although I do like spicy food, I still want to be able to taste anything else than hot pain.
My wife though enjoys chilli chips, where I couldnât even stomach one of them.
qyron@sopuli.xyz âš8â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Cases like yours are unfortunate and I understand and respect those. Iâm a fan of spice myself. Just not to the point it hurts me. I put spice in food to enhance flavours, not to cover it with a dose of pain.
If you can find it, try portuguese goat cheese or Azores cheese, long cure. Very flavourful but incredibly intense.