I have to admit that even after sporadic chile indulgence that I seem hard pressed to elicit a serious "Ring of Fire" response. Yeah, I can be easily entertained... On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:52:33 -0500, Jose Cisneros wrote > Hey Chileheads, > > When I stay away from (Hot) chiles for a time it always takes > me a while to acclimate myself again. (I tend to wander > about the culinary landscape.) > The thought that has surfaced in my less that adequate > head machinery with respect to this proclivity is that > hot peppers of various sorts and stripes hit my lips, tongue and > mouth in different places and different ways. > I mean aside from taste. > I'm talking heat. > The cool (hot) part is that these things are all mixed up in tasty > ways together. > Dried habs hit me in the back of the throat. > Fresh serranos burn my lips and heat my mouth > in a more diffused manner. > More to the front... > I get the hiccups in any case if I overload my senses. > > It's great when I get it all in balance. > > Kind Regards, > > jOe -- =Mark http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens