Remember the gom jabbar in Dune, the ability to react to pain with the human mind instead of animal instinct.
I went to college in Guadalajara, the local cuisine definitely gravitated towards the spicy, it was everywhere on street stands and restaurants, everywhere.
There’s definitely some other parts of the body that respond favorably to the capsaicin molecule. Once the body’s defenses get used to it, it’s easier to notice how it picks up your mood, gives you energy, the digestive system functions and feels better… there are reasons why it’s so popular with so many cultures around the world.
I don’t know why but Capsaicin doesn’t give me energy, it makes me feel dopey. I don’t deal with spice well so I assume it’s my body reacting with painkillers or endorphins.
I used to be kinda like that until I got into spicy noodles. That was my gateway drug to spicy in general because I didn’t really have a less spicy option and they were too good to give up on lol. That being said, I’ve never noticed this supposed boost to digestion and mood from it. Other than the general mood boost I get from eating anything that I really enjoy
See? I too read the second half here as about spicy food, but everyone else is commenting about it being hot (in temperature). Damn you English for using "hot"in two ways!
This just unlocked an early childhood memory where we used to turn up the radiator as much as possible and then all grabbed the pipe leading into it. The last one still grabbing it won. Needless to say I also enjoy food that’s too spicy to this day.
I once took a bite of something I was cooking that was way too hot. I burned the top of my mouth, complete with a huge blister that burst the next day with a big piece of skin that came off with it. Nothing I haven't done before, because I like to cook and need to taste test the whole way through.
I went to the dentist 2 days later. He said it was the worst burn he's ever seen. Even brought in the other dentist and a few assistants to look at it. That's when I decided that maybe I need to change the way I'm cooking.
Then build a tolerance to the heat … then get it to the point where you go to your favourite Thai restaurant and you ask for a second, third and sometimes a fourth serving of their special thai chili garlic sauce and the owners look at you weird.
I had a couple friends over the years who would even ask for food served “Thai hot”, saying that they would sign a waiver if they would hesitate to do so for an American. :-P
Meanwhile I went to a Buddhist temple one time (I like to learn about all religions!), but I was too far back to hear the warning delivered to my other friends. I cannot handle anywhere close to that level! :-D Nor do I feel like killing all of my taste buds to get to that point either.
I do find it fascinating to learn though, how the Western world historically (prior to refrigeration I mean) used salt to preserve food, while the extreme Northern world just flat-out did use refrigeration (hehe, I mean snow or near-freezing water), whereas the East mostly used spices, to greatly slow down the rate at which food would rot. And then all of them have used fermentation in some way or anther as well - hehe yes hint hint, but also food too:-D.
And then keep going until you have eaten the entire god damn meal before it’s cool enough to even really taste like the fat unlovable fuck you are also my job doesn’t pay very well.
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