[CH] Have you noticed

Deb deForest (deforest@selec.net)
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:19:42 +0000

I find it very true that different chiles heat different parts of my
mouth/throat consistently.  Dan and I can sometimes use that method to
identify what kinds of chiles are used in foods/sauces we eat when
flavor or labels alone don't give it away.

An even better method for us, however, is the Dan Sweat Chart.  While no
matter how hot, I never perspire from eating El Grande's sacred fruit
(ok, sometimes a very light mist will form below my eyes--usually when I
try to OD on my favorite Scotch Bonnets nibbled out of hand).  But Dan
has to carry a towel with him.  And he sweats in different places of his
body depending on the chile.  Some affect his forehead, some the top of
his head, some the back of his neck, and so on.  I'm considering
developing a poster...a Sweat-O-Graph :-). 
Does anyone else possess this "talent"?
Deb in Houston

Chet wrote:
Just wondering if you folks noticed that various peppers heat only
certain areas of the mouth and throat?