Remedies for spicy food

[starseeker]

I managed to make a tomato sauce too spicy again today and I was wondering; what do you do to reduce the burning in your mouth due to overly spicy food?
I use tap water, or if its really hot, cold milk. Works wonders.

[Rye]

I always thought that water made it worse. Of course, I always drink water when I eat spicy food. xD I know putting a bit of bread in your mouth helps for some reason. I was just eating spicy food before reading this. :D

[G SpOtZ]

A spoonfull of sour cream. Tasty, refreshing, and spice-killing!

[Miriel]

Milk is supposed to do the trick but I never really tried it. I'd just run around fanning my mouth and drinking heaps of water.

[MageLuingil]

Milk's always worked perfectly for me. I wouldn't be surprised about sour cream though ... maybe I'll try that sometime.

[Yamaneko]

Water just spreads the spiciness. Milk and bread absorb it or something.

[SammieBabe]

Drinking milk helps me. So does eating a slice of bread...

[Sergeant Hartman]

Beer.

[DK]

Milk helps a little, also the potassium in a banana is supposed to kill the spice as well.

[bipper]

Screaming like a frantic idiot helps a lot too.

[Flying Mullet]

Water just spreads the spiciness. Milk and bread absorb it or something.

Drinking milk helps me. So does eating a slice of bread...
Yup and double yup.

Bread is one of the best, as it absorbs the spicy oil as you eat it. Of course, the best thing I have found to work, although not very polite, is to stick your tongue out as far as it will go and wipe it off with a napkin.

[Laugh at face of Danger]

milk!

~ oh! okay then, a jalepeno ^_^

[Chris]

Soda have always helped me in such situations.

[crono_logical]

Dairy products like milk/cream/ice cream (especially ice cream :D ) work best, since the fats in them remove the hot substances :p Lassi's a good choice too, also being milk/yoghurt based :p

[G SpOtZ]

Soda have always helped me in such situations.
You're kidding... right?


Soda just makes my tongue sting.

[Reine]

Spicy is good.

But yes. Bread. Water

[mooglebunni608]

Screaming like a frantic idiot helps a lot too.
yep, I find this wicked effective [/not]
Rice seems to work, for some reason.

[Shauna]

Milk ftw! :D

[Madonna]

Dairy products like milk/cream/ice cream (especially ice cream :D ) work best, since the fats in them remove the hot substances :p Lassi's a good choice too, also being milk/yoghurt based :pGuu wins with his post. He totally stole my advice. :|

Dairy will save your life.

[DK]

Lassi's are a good choice for anything, because they are the sex.

[Captain Maxx Power]

Milk. Nothing beats it.

[Jojee]

Tough it out like a real man/woman/thing! Spicy food is awesome ;)

[Venom]

Tough it out like a real man/woman/thing! Spicy food is awesome ;)

I second this.

[kikimm]

My dad always makes me put salt in my mouth whenever I'm eating something really spicy he's given me. It helps a little bit, but yeah milk is more effective.

[Ki Ki]

Ice!

[Black Angel]

Soda have always helped me in such situations.

[RSL]

A guy that I work with was trying to tell me that celery works great for this. Boy did I feel like an idiot when I tried it and it didn't do anything at all! :mad2:

[Tavrobel]

Celery fails at life. Milk, however, wins.

[LunaticPandora37]

Lassi's are a good choice for anything, because they are the sex.

ha ha ha ha lolz...

i usually just eat a piece of fruit...or vegtables...but bread w/ butter works da best

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

bread worked for me.......never heard of the milk thing, ima try it :D

[GhandiOwnsYou]

any kind of dairy really. Milk, cheese, sour cream, butter. it's all fairly equal

[Ashigaru]

Milk is a base so it neutralizes the acid causing the burning. It doesn't absorb the spice like someone said earlier.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Bread. Milk is terrible for you.

[Yuffie514]

milk or water, depending on what i'm eating :hot: . i wouldn't dare to cool off my mouth with a glass of water, from eating such foods as Hot Cheetos...

[-N-]

Tough it out like a real man/woman/thing! Spicy food is awesome ;)I second this.Thirded. :up: And lassi is sex. :up: