Re: [CH] Hunan Hand
Tina Brooks (shoestring_louise@yahoo.com)
Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:53:49 -0700 (PDT)
--- bvdrangs@rcn.com wrote:
> Had some free time Saturday so headed to Philly and
> the Italian Market. Was a good day to go if you are
> a chilehead. Lots of chiles at the stands, including
> habaneros selling for $2.50 a pound. We passed a
> stand with huge, glossy poblanos for sale and we
> really like chile rellenos, so bought a bunch at
> 5/$1. As usual, came home with far more produce than
> we could easily handle.
>
> Sunday afternoon I fired up the grill and roasted
> the poblanos. When I cleaned them, I was wearing a
> glove on my left hand (I tried to sand off my
> fingertips earlier while making boomerangs and the
> tips burned when I was juicing about 50 key limes) I
> never bothered to wear a glove on the right hand. It
> must have been an hour later and I noticed my hand
> was tingling in an unpleasant way. I realised then
> that I had hunan hand. It sort of bothered me all
> evening. I figured that all the dished I washed
> would have lessened it some. Well, this morning as I
> took a shower, I touched my right hand to my eye and
> felt an instant stinging. Fortunately I was in the
> shower and could flush it out. When I got out of the
> shower and toweled off, I noticed the burning
> sensation in my right hand again. I never had it
> last so long. I sure wonder what heat level these
> poblanos are, to cause that much discomfort.
>
> BoomerangDave
>
It is my experience that Hunan Hand gets worse in warm
water. It opens up your pores and the capsaicin works
its way into the subdermal layers... Ouch; it's a good
thing you were only working with poblanos!
T
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Tina Brooks
VP Marketing, Peppermaster Hot Sauces
www.peppermaster.com
Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc.
Phone: (450) 451-6770
26 St. Jean Baptiste
Rigaud, Quebec
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