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Questions tagged [spicy-hot]

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Counteract the negative effects of spicy ingedients with other ingredients

I love spicy foods. Anything with ghost pepper is going to be gobbled up instantly. I however do not like the negative effects when it comes to getting rid of the waste. Is there anything you can put in your spicy dishes that maintain the…
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How can I wash down spicy food?

Say, for example, I eat a very spicy jalapeno and I have a burning sensation in my mouth and throat. Are there any foods or drinks to wash that away?
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Is sambal generally more, or less spicy than the pepper it's made of?

I recently bought some Sambal Jolokia Badjak, which is made from the Bhut Jolokia and thus quite spicy. I couldn't find any Scoville rating for it, but the Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) is rated at somewhere from 855,000 - 1,041,427 SHUs, according…
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What's a good spicy salt with only heat, and not a lot of flavor?

I'm looking for something I can sprinkle on my food to add heat, but not change the flavor. I typically add salt to just about everything I eat anyway, so I am considering a spicy salt, however, if there is some other spicy "powder", that would be…
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Medium sauces versus Mild!

I can never remember which is hot. NOw i have a medium enchilada sauce in my recipe and need to cool the heat way down... help! How do I make my meal so that my child will be able to eat it. She does not like spicy.
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