• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    I enjoy spicy food once in a while, but I don’t get why anyone would actively make it extremely hot on purpose. It doesn’t enhance the taste, it actually makes the food taste less since you mainly taste the spice.

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      3 days ago

      Once you have a high enough heat tolerance you can start to actually taste stuff, even when it’s melting your face off.

      Ghost peppers are fruity, with an almost cherry-like flavor. If you can handle them they’re a great enhancer for candy!

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      3 days ago

      The title already explained it. It’s for the endorphin rush. Also, sometimes your food tastes like crap, and you just want to cover up the taste.

      I generally don’t like sauce that is only hot. I like it to have flavor, too.

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      3 days ago

      It’s fine if you don’t get it, but for some people the spice is as important, or more important, than the flavor

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        3 days ago

        Am I not allowed to not understand things?

        You could just explain why your opinion differs, so I might learn