Re: [CH] "Moderation of (or on) the Tongue
Jim Graham (spooky130@cox.net)
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:23:17 -0500
On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 07:44:45AM -0500, Sandy Olson wrote:
> No inside joke at all. Moderation on the tongue is when the wonderful
> taste of chiles comes through without all the pain that seems to
> obliviate flavor in some of us. And, with moderation, there is no
> dropping to one,s knees, no salivating uncontrollably, no wetting of
> pants, no gasping for the next breath....
Don't forget hiccups (which I do get from time to time).... I have
no idea why peppers cause them, but I know they can (even peppers I
consider to be very mild can cause me to get the hiccups at times).
Strange.
> just the wonderful taste of our favorite fruit enhancing whatever
> dish we're consuming.
Ah, I see. I would, however, argue that, as we Chile-heads get used to
our favorite fiery fruit, the definition of "moderation" changes. :-)
My definition of comfortable heat levels (where the flavor really pours
through the heat to enhance that of the food, with a pleasant burn) is,
considerably hotter than that of many people, and no doubt lower (how
much, I don't know, given that I've gone beyond nuclear all the way to
plasma as my definition of "moderation" lately) than that of others.
So how do we define "moderation"? Is it based on the individual's
tolerance levels? Or is it based strictly on a set range of Scoville
units?
Later,
--jim
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