• @masquenox
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    6530 days ago

    As a chili pepper lover myself I absolutely do not get this garbage trope of treating chili pepper consumption as some kind of contest. The idea is to add heat to your food - not prove your pathetic “manliness.”

    In my opinion, anything above Habanero is just pointless masochism for no good reason at all.

    • @Dasus
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      1730 days ago

      In my opinion, anything above Habanero is just pointless masochism for no good reason at all.

      Idk man I agree otherwise, but tolerances rise. And different chilis taste different. Habanero has a nice, sweet taste, and naga yolokia has a bit sharper taste.

      So it very much depends.

      I don’t try to make “hot” food, but wanting a bit of heat in every meal has lead to my tolerances rising and Habanero just not cutting it for proper heat. (I think the heat is good when you almost feel it in your nipples.)

      • @AlpacaChariot
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        1330 days ago

        (I think the heat is good when you ~~almost~~ feel it in your nipples.)

        Sorry what?

        • @Dasus
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          1130 days ago

          When the food is so spicy that at first you start sweating a bit on your face and then the heat slowly spreads from your face. So at the point when it’s enough to reach your nipples, the spiciness of the dish is just right.

          • @AlpacaChariot
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            830 days ago

            Well I have to hand it to you, there’s a kind of mad logic to it!

            • @Dasus
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              530 days ago

              Oh this goal is something I decided after having experienced it.

              Don’t know if there’s logic to it, but it’s what I usually aim for. (Unless I’m busy the next day, because that usually requires an extended session on the porcelain throne the following day.)

        • @Dasus
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          429 days ago

          What is it when I feel your nipples?

          A good night

    • businessfish
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      1030 days ago

      idk sometimes it’s just fun to eat something really hot, especially with friends

      my dad and i did the 1 chip thing a few years back and we got a fun time and a funnier video out of it. not much more to it really

    • @KuroiKaze
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      830 days ago

      I think ghost peppers have fun uses and the Carolina reaper almonds from diamond are actually delicious and not that spicy (guessing they use very little). I agree that the mega potent stuff is better used for spicing up a 3 lb pot of chili.

      • @SkyezOpen
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        430 days ago

        Wendy’s uses a lil tiny bit of ghost pepper in their ghost pepper ranch sauce and it’s actually a great flavor with some kick. Absolutely nowhere near as spicy as the actual pepper, of course. I’d put it maybe slightly above jalapeño?

    • @Zannsolo
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      227 days ago

      Ghost peppers taste really good. There is a ghost pepper salsa I freaking love.

    • @Andonyx
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      030 days ago

      “As a chili pepper lover myself I absolutely do not get this garbage trope of treating chili pepper consumption as some kind of contest. The idea is to add heat to your food - not prove your pathetic “manliness.””

      I agree and so does Aunty Donna:

      Warning, this content contains some Australian language

      https://youtu.be/oTjbwg48JuE?si=X4ujFAsv8oelEGmO&t=47

    • @Everythingispenguins
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      -130 days ago

      You clearly never had Beef Rendang. It is a Indonesian/Malay dish, which is a lot like a coconut curry. It is unbelievably spicy purely looking at it and you start to sweat. But it tastes amazing and I firmly believe it wouldn’t taste the same without that level of heat. It is an incredibly intense experience and I guess literally not for those weak of heart. But if you ever get the chance I highly suggest you at least taste it is unbelievably tasty.

    • @Marcbmann
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      -430 days ago

      Eh. Habanero tastes like ass. I’ve had spicier peppers with better flavor. And plenty of people, including myself, occasionally enjoy something hotter. I have a decent tolerance for spice, so I can dial things up and still enjoy it.

      • @masquenox
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        -130 days ago

        Habanero tastes like ass.

        Most of the ones I’ve had were pretty crap… but, rarely, it’s actually possible to find Habanero that tastes the way Habanero should. They’re pretty good.

        Next time I find proper ones, I’m planting them.

        • @Marcbmann
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          229 days ago

          Well that’s true, you can get a lot of varieties of peppers.

          Can’t believe that comment garnered so many down votes tho. Some habanero lovers in the comments were very upset

        • @[email protected]
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          129 days ago

          You may not get the same traits as the parent plant, that you’re looking for, if you grow chillies from seed

          • @masquenox
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            -129 days ago

            True… but I like living on the edge.

    • Transient Punk
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      -430 days ago

      I can eat a habanero without noticing the spice. Should I just stop trying to enjoy spicy food?

      • @masquenox
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        530 days ago

        Should I just stop trying to enjoy spicy food?

        Is that what I said?