hmmm maybe we shouldnt let companies and people sell whatever the fuck they want

  • Helmic [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Maybe? I kinda wanted to try one just to see what my tolerance is. All my meals are spicy, I absolutely love spicy food, and I’ve wanted to grow some ghost peppers in my yard (though I haven’t because I worry the neighbor’s dog might get into it and get hurt). Maybe there’s some element of toxic masculinity in it, I definitely would brag if I ate one after letting people laught at my pain.

    But I’ve never heard of someone dying before. Worst I have heard was someone passing out at convention, but waking up just fine - I had assumed that was just from the pain. A lot of the adventurousness of ultra-spicy foods comes from knowing it’s safe (so long you don’t get any in your eyes, wear googles like a dork), so knowing it’s even possible to die takes away a lot of the fun.

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      1 year ago

      I like very spicy peppers but mostly for the purpose of not needing to change the flavor of a dish in order to kick up the spice a bit

      That said I don’t know anyone personally who has higher tolerance for peppers

    • KobaCumTribute [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      I’ve wanted to grow some ghost peppers in my yard (though I haven’t because I worry the neighbor’s dog might get into it and get hurt)

      Anything that would be bothered by the capsaicin would keep away due to the smell. Ghost peppers grown in a garden also aren’t going to be ridiculously hot: I’ve grown them before and actively eaten them fresh off the plant and in my experience they don’t get particularly hot unless put under nutritional and water stress.