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"Heat" In Food

ECBG — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:13:31 GMT

I grew up with fresh meats and vegetables. As a child, we didn't make chili.

I don't remember chili powder, red pepper flakes, or Texas Pete.

When I got married, I guess we started making chili, I don't recall, but I burn very easily with spice.

I was watching youtube on pot roasts today and almost every demonstrator added heat to the pot roast.

I keep Texas Pete for those that want it.

How much "heat" do you add and how often?

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Kachina624 — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:22:14 GMT

@ECBG Although I'm surrounded by chiles and jalapeños, I don't like "heat" in my food. I love the flavor of green chiles but not the heat so I always dive for the mild when buying my frozen chile. I'll have nothing to do with jalapeños. I think all the heat in food is influenced by the male ego.

You never hear "ladies who luch" bragging about how much heat they can eat.

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phoenixbrd — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:29:51 GMT

I love "heat".....my husband not so much. It's good for you and supposedly can affect your metabolism! I keep the flame factor at a medium for my husband and go for the gusto with mine.... serve sriracha sauce so people can determine their heat!

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Sooner — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:41:05 GMT

More often than not I add heat to soups and chili always needs some heat--always has for us.

I like heat in popcorn, on boiled eggs, in salads and lots of things. We go through a lot of salsa at out house--mild or medium.

We have many kinds of salsas, hot sauces, and peppers. I put ground fresh pepper on almost everything in quantity!

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Biftu — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 21:50:18 GMT

The hotter the better for me. Many foods can be bland without heat and spices.

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stevieb — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:01:07 GMT

Sounds like a discussion for the kitchen or recipe forum to me...

That said, I like flavor and spice but not too much heat. I don't do well with too much red pepper...

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ECBG — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:11:51 GMT

@stevieb

You're exactly right! I was headed for "Kitchen" and apparently Shadow pawed me or something and I missed!!!

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eShopper1 — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:14:33 GMT

I love spicy food but I do not brag. I make salsas every week and enjoy them by myself, my husband is not able to handle them.

My home is never out of salsas, fresh japeños, serrano peppers, dry chiles, onions, cilantro and tomatoes for my salsas. No jalapeños in a jar in this household.

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RedTop — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:20:39 GMT

My mom did not cook anything with spicy heat. She never bought fresh garlic until we started canning spaghetti sauce, which was after I married and left home.

My husband and I like spicy heat thru onions, garlic, hot Mexican chili powder, raw jalapeños, serranos, cayenne pepper, chipotle peppers and sauce, red pepper flakes, etc. We do not seek heat beyond a serrano pepper, and do not use Texas Pete for anything. At Taco Bell we ask for hot sauce and fire sauce.

If the level of heat forms beads of sweat on our forehead and makes our tongue and lips tingle, it's just right!

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Citrine1 — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:45:14 GMT

The spicier the better. Love heat in food and in my bloody Mary's.

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stevieb — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:45:41 GMT

@ECBG It's all good!

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 01:39:07 GMT

The hotter the better. There was only one time I had a meal at a Thai restaurant that I almost couldn't eat. I ordered it at the highest heat level they had. My friend said the waitress was looking at me like I was crazy. Jalapenos are nothing more than a green pepper to me. I yell at the chefs that I watch when they remove the membranes and seeds from jalapenos. At least they add a "little" heat and flavor.

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Desertdi — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 07:44:02 GMT

FIVE chilis for me!

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SilleeMee — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:30:51 GMT

Not too much for me. Capsaicin makes the capillaries on my face flare up and turn bright red.

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wagirl — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:50:31 GMT

DD and I like heat/ spice in our foods. I add some but mostly we each add what we want and the amount ourselves. Both of us love Siracha.