2007-01-12 16:01:53 · 24 answers · asked by petfanz52 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
milk is good, much better than water or soda. Although the best thing to do is to eat something absorbent like bread or rice, etc...
2007-01-12 16:11:04 · answer #1 · answered by Snow2198 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water gives immediate, but very brief, relief when it flushes away the free capsaicins (found in peppers) but leaves those that are hooked on to your taste/nerve receptors. But then the hot sensation can actually feel more intense because the water rinses away the other foodstuffs that had been diluting the effects of the capsaicins. Starch foods, such as breads, mechanically remove some of the capsaicins so they can help to reduce the pungency.
But if you stop to think about some very pungently hot ethnic dishes, you will notice that most are served with sour cream or yogurt or other dairy product.
Traditionally, a few bites of the spicy hot food would be followed by a bit of the cleansing dairy product. That way, the heat element can be enjoyed and the other flavor notes within the food can follow. It is thought to be the protein - casein - in dairy products which detaches the capsaicins from your receptors and provides some relief.
If no dairy product is handy when you are in the mood for some hot peppers,
an alternative is to eat more peppers. Your nerve receptors will become
numb - after awhile!
2007-01-12 16:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by Cister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither water, nor coke. Water spreads the spicy oils around your mouth. If you enjoy spicy stuff, but need to cut the heat, use milk or dairy based products like sour cream & yogurt.
2007-01-12 16:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by sassysugarchef 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither the best way to cool off your mouth from spicy foods is milk. I'm not sure how it works but it has never failed me yet. Bread also works. I hope that I have been some help to you.
2007-01-12 18:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by carmen d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk.
Milk is a base and it counteracts the acid in spicy foods.
Water is a neutral substance that actually intensifies the heat.
And coke it's better than water, but it's not all that great for hot foods.
2007-01-12 16:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never,ever water!! That just spreads the spices around,making it all the hotter. Here in So. Cal., we eat bread,or tortillas to dampen the Fire Effect.If the food is really hot Drink a glass of milk,you will notice the effect right away.
2007-01-12 16:09:10 · answer #6 · answered by tpasenelli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk is actually better at soothing your mouth. The carbonation in Coke just aggravates the sting. Water is okay too.
2007-01-12 16:05:36 · answer #7 · answered by eilishaa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Milk with a fat content of at least 2%. The hot spice molecules in peppers is soluble in fat. Coke or water will not do much but offer temporary relief.
2007-01-12 16:12:00 · answer #8 · answered by Marshall W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not water... milk works great.
I quote the following from the first source I listed here: "Because capsaicins are not water-soluble, drinking milk (with milk fat and proteins) rather than water is a more effective way to quench the fire caused by hot peppers."
2007-01-12 16:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by Ronnie J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably cold coke, but then you have to deal with the stomach problems you'll get. Chipped ice or eating bread should help you.
2007-01-12 16:16:58 · answer #10 · answered by Jasmine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋