Is it possible to ever get used to the spiciness of peppers?!


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Basically, I eat a lot of spicy snacks a lot, eat peppers, make spicy things, but will there ever be a point where the spiciness gets lower?
To where I get used to it, I mean.


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Basically, I eat a lot of spicy snacks a lot, eat peppers, make spicy things, but will there ever be a point where the spiciness gets lower?
To where I get used to it, I mean.

That may depend on how much exposure you are willing to experience. A friend of ours had a seasoning business. One of his many projects was developing a pizza seasoning. He would taste the blend straight up. The finished product was so hot, we found it unbearable on a pizza. He had tasted it so frequently that he got to the point that he didn't even notice the kick. It is possible that constant exposure yields constant desensitization.

Here's a pretty good link which also describes non-tasters, regular tasters and super tasters:
http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/taste9.h...

This paper explains how capsaicin delivers its heat:
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese...

yes in time and try adding milk to tone it down

i saw a video on hot peppers in my psychology class, and they said that there are people who have a special makeup of taste buds, who they called supertasters, who are unfazed by even the hottest of hot peppers, and others whose palette simply cannot handle any, and it's genetic. I can't guarantee for sure, but i think nature takes nurture in this: all the preparation you can have won't change the way your tongue reacts with capcasin, the chemical that causes the burning feeling in hot peppers.





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