Does really spicey food "hurt so good"?!
Does really spicey food "hurt so good"?
i think this was what John Cougar Mellancamp was writing that song about.
Answers: If you haven't tried a Indian Vindaloo then defiantly do.
I like it so hot that I can feel the hair on my head sweat!! :)
That will answer that for you.
John Mellancamp's song is obviously about sex. :)
But a good hot Curry could be what he would have wrought it about.:)
If you think Vindaloo is hot.
Check this out, Don't think I personally could stand it.
Chicken Phal
Chicken phal was invented by Indian restaurants in Britain to satisfy the (usually macho) desire of their customers for the hottest possible curry. It is usually not consumed by those looking for a gourmet experience and very often the person eating it will regret it the next morning. The secret to a good phal is finding the hottest possible chillis. Most Indian restaurants use a combination of fresh and dried red and green chillis, which ensures that the burning effect of the differnt chillis is felt throughout the mouth, giving a sensation of maximum stimulation of the tastebuds. Eat at your own risk
Cuisine: Bangladeshi, Indian
Type: Chicken
Serves: 2 people
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time Time: 15 minutes
Recipe Ingredients
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3 x cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 x roughly chopped onion
2 x chicken breasts, chopped into roughly 1 inch (2.5cm) squares
10 x fresh green chillis
20 x dried red chillis
10 x fresh red chillis
1 x piece of fresh ginger, about 4 inches long
50 ml 1.7 fl oz (US)tomato paste
Recipe Instructions
1. Fry the onion and garlic in vegetable or peanut oil over a low heat until soft.
2. While the onions and garlic are cooking, chop the chillis into small pieces. Be careful to keep the seeds as these are the hottest part of the chilli and are essential for a phal.
2. Add the ginger, chillis, chopped chicken and fry for five minutes at medium heat.
3. Add the tomato paste and a small amount of water, so that the chicken is covered with a sauce like consistency (but not soup like)
4. Cook for a further five minutes over a medium heat, ensuring the chicken is fully cooked before serving.
5. Eat with caution. Remember that water will not cool your mouth down if you are experiencing a severe burning sensation. You would be better trying to douse the flames with yoghurt. Source(s):
http://www.cookingindex.com/recipes/7652... bell Sometimes food don't feel like it should? I ama former chef and on a dare when in London UK I ate a curry first made there called Phal, 3 X times hotter than any vindaloo.
It is like bungee jumping and skydiving, you do it for the thrill and to see how far you can push the boundaries of you own physical tolerances.
Believe me, I just glad I consumed this fiery concoction 2 days before my trip home or I could have been in Guantanemo Bay by now. Eating spicy foods releases "endorphins" which are the body's natural opioids. It's an all natural "high" and for many eating spicy foods is addictive because of this "rush" caused by the endorphins!
So when it comes to eating, I believe the "hurt so good" comes from the endorphins.
But I am pretty sure that JCM was def not singing about food. Oh Yeah~~~!
It hurts sooooo good!
For those who are not used to hot food, it is like a drug, you might like it the first time, but after getting high on the chilli sensation, you want more.