Wait...What Is That?
Mar. 18th, 2010 07:43 am![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
For those that don't know, I am a fan of spicy food. Some claim to be fans but can't handle the type of heat that I love. Others blow me out of the water when it comes to the amount of spice they can take in without breaking down into tears.
These Bhut Jolokia peppers measure 1,000,000+ on the Scoville Scale, which makes them roughly as powerful as 200 Jalapeno peppers. The chemicals that cause the heat (capsaicin) can cause you to suffocate and die in large enough amounts. If these Jolokia peppers aren't that "large enough amount" then I don't know what is.
But I have been challenged.
See, Earl (turbotroll) suggested that I bite one on camera and post it for the world to see.
So I will. Eventually. When I get up the nerve to do so. Maria will have to be here in case I start suffocating so that she can call 911, and I'll have a large glass of milk on hand (I might buy a small thing of 2% milk instead of the skim we normally have since it's the fat that helps fight the heat) to help wash away any horrible pain.
So to sum it up: If I die, it's Earl's fault.