what to do if it's too spicy?
Aug 20, 2008 | 8:21 am
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In Indonesia I made the mistake of biting straight into a tiny chile pepper in my breakfast noodles -- that'll wake you up! I swear there was steam coming out of my ears. I was given a bowl of sugar, which I demolished half of. It helped in my mouth, but not the heartburn! 
Aug 20, 2008 | 9:40 am
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Like Kipper, I love extra hot Thai and Chinese dishes.
I had an interesting experience at a new Thai Restaurant in Cincy area.
I wasn't really hungry so I just ordered the marinated Thai beef salad, extra hot. Waiter said use 1-10 scale ..I told him 10
It came, delicious. Very hot but not overpowering. Even MrsM who doesn't like hot tasted it..very flavorful and although hot, not too hot for her.
As I was eating the salad, it kept getting hotter. I couldn't figure out what was going on. Hotter, then hotter, then really hotter!!!!
I was bright red, sweating like a pig. But I kept going.
I got to the very end and found out their secret. Hiding under that very last piece of lettuce were 5 tiny red hot Thai peppers!
Each time I would use my fork to get food I would squeeze the peppers and force the hot juice into the vinegar and sugar dressing. Lift the food to my mouth and the peppers would reload for their next push.
I had an interesting experience at a new Thai Restaurant in Cincy area.
I wasn't really hungry so I just ordered the marinated Thai beef salad, extra hot. Waiter said use 1-10 scale ..I told him 10
It came, delicious. Very hot but not overpowering. Even MrsM who doesn't like hot tasted it..very flavorful and although hot, not too hot for her.
As I was eating the salad, it kept getting hotter. I couldn't figure out what was going on. Hotter, then hotter, then really hotter!!!!
I was bright red, sweating like a pig. But I kept going.
I got to the very end and found out their secret. Hiding under that very last piece of lettuce were 5 tiny red hot Thai peppers!
Each time I would use my fork to get food I would squeeze the peppers and force the hot juice into the vinegar and sugar dressing. Lift the food to my mouth and the peppers would reload for their next push.
Aug 22, 2008 | 10:49 am
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Aug 22, 2008 | 4:50 pm
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Sorry, my bad. Just realized I mismatched you, Mrs kipper, with the-"he" FTer based in Seattle.
I "think" the new Chinese restaurant in your area hasn't westernized their menu too much (yet) so you wind up getting the authentic "extra spicy." My guess is the chef probably would tame down the spices if too many "too spicy" comments/complaints/feedback from customers are received.
If you do like their food, maybe you can chat with the owner in your next visit and ask them to keep it the way it is. Then you can compare the differences between their regular and "extra spicy" and see how much you can take it.
I "think" the new Chinese restaurant in your area hasn't westernized their menu too much (yet) so you wind up getting the authentic "extra spicy." My guess is the chef probably would tame down the spices if too many "too spicy" comments/complaints/feedback from customers are received.
If you do like their food, maybe you can chat with the owner in your next visit and ask them to keep it the way it is. Then you can compare the differences between their regular and "extra spicy" and see how much you can take it.
Aug 22, 2008 | 11:41 pm
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recommend vodka or stronger alcohol if you are in the habit of accidentally eating overly spicy things. one of the few things that capsaicin is soluble in.
in terms of getting through a spicy dish while enjoying it? hit some milk first and then just relax and enjoy the heat.
in terms of getting through a spicy dish while enjoying it? hit some milk first and then just relax and enjoy the heat.
Aug 23, 2008 | 6:02 am
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Eating plain rice definitely can do the trick. Before ordering, it will be a good idea to ask if it is spicy. There are some chinese sauce that are just too spicy.
Aug 23, 2008 | 2:16 pm
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Sorry, my bad. Just realized I mismatched you, Mrs kipper, with the-"he" FTer based in Seattle.
I "think" the new Chinese restaurant in your area hasn't westernized their menu too much (yet) so you wind up getting the authentic "extra spicy." My guess is the chef probably would tame down the spices if too many "too spicy" comments/complaints/feedback from customers are received.
If you do like their food, maybe you can chat with the owner in your next visit and ask them to keep it the way it is. Then you can compare the differences between their regular and "extra spicy" and see how much you can take it.
I "think" the new Chinese restaurant in your area hasn't westernized their menu too much (yet) so you wind up getting the authentic "extra spicy." My guess is the chef probably would tame down the spices if too many "too spicy" comments/complaints/feedback from customers are received.
If you do like their food, maybe you can chat with the owner in your next visit and ask them to keep it the way it is. Then you can compare the differences between their regular and "extra spicy" and see how much you can take it.
Not a problem. I'm thinking of trying it "regular" tomorrow to see what I prefer.
Aug 24, 2008 | 10:08 pm
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The trouble with asking for a dish like Gen. Tso's to be made extra spicy is that they can make it more spicy as in "flavourful", they can only add more chillies to it. To me, spicy shouldn't necessary equal chillies.
Nov 22, 2019 | 10:15 am
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I always have canned coconut milk in my coffee, rather than regular milk -- and have found that keeping a little bowl of coconut milk handy when eating spicy / hot red pepper oil Chinese food, really works to soothe the burning sensation. Just a tablespoon or two, and swish it around in your mouth. It's like magic, how the burning disappears. Probably the coconut fat in the milk, I imagine.
Nov 22, 2019 | 10:55 am
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I'll eat what I can and take home the rest. I find that the leftovers somehow are less spicy the next day.
This reminds me of Mrs BV and I eating at a Sechuan restaurant in Denver 44 years ago. We didn't know anything about Sechuan food. We were unable to eat much of it and went through 3 pitchers of ice water in the process.
At local Thai restaurants I have learned that I can order mild, spicy or Thai spicy. I find spicy just about bearable. Thai spicy would put me in the emergency room.
This reminds me of Mrs BV and I eating at a Sechuan restaurant in Denver 44 years ago. We didn't know anything about Sechuan food. We were unable to eat much of it and went through 3 pitchers of ice water in the process.
At local Thai restaurants I have learned that I can order mild, spicy or Thai spicy. I find spicy just about bearable. Thai spicy would put me in the emergency room.
Nov 22, 2019 | 12:48 pm
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I suspect rice is a good suggestion. For many years before going to Thailand the first time I enjoyed the Thai soup, tom yum goong. The first time in Thailand, I was eating at a restaurant in Phuket with a group and ordered it. When it arrived I picked up a spoonful and was about to put it in my mouth when a Thai friend sitting nearby stopped me and said “don’t eat it like that it’s so spicy it will kill you”. I explained that I eat it all the time. He said, “not here you don’t”. He instructed me to put it over rice a little bit at a time. It was wonderful that way but still hot. Later in the visit I ordered it in a restaurant in Bangkok without any adult supervision and tried a small amount straight. He was right.
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