Originally Posted by
kipper
I tried a new Chinese restaurant today, for take-out, and did what I normally do--ordered General Tso's Chicken, extra spicy. I usually can't get it spicy enough, but at this place, whoa! Any ideas on how to tone it down if it's too spicy?
Well with Chinese food you don't normally have dairy type things but for other types of food dairy will generally calm the burn. Avoid drinking water even though it's generally your first inclination because that will make it worse.