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.

[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 ) work best, since the fats in them remove the hot substances Lassi's a good choice too, also being milk/yoghurt based

[G SpOtZ]

Soda have always helped me in such situations.

You're kidding... right?


Soda just makes my tongue sting.