Re: [CH] What is HOT?

Sandy Olson (sandyo@wctatel.net)
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:33:28 -0500

Hi Signe...No "duh" here!  I know exactly what you mean.  The hot from
peppers is different than the hot from mustard which is different than the
hot from horseradish and even the hot from cinnamon (like in those red hot
candies) is too much for some people.  I guess it's because a different
chemical is responsible for heat in different foods (some of our chemical
engineer listmembers can explain those facts!) and our tongues react
differently to those various chemicals.

So...eat away and just know where the heat is and how to enjoy it.

SandyO
CH #1146 of the moderate persuasion but who can really put down the red hot
candies!!