• @masquenox@lemmy.world
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    714 months ago

    As a chili pepper lover myself I absolutely do not get this garbage trope of treating chili pepper consumption as some kind of contest. The idea is to add heat to your food - not prove your pathetic “manliness.”

    In my opinion, anything above Habanero is just pointless masochism for no good reason at all.

    • @Dasus@lemmy.world
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      194 months ago

      In my opinion, anything above Habanero is just pointless masochism for no good reason at all.

      Idk man I agree otherwise, but tolerances rise. And different chilis taste different. Habanero has a nice, sweet taste, and naga yolokia has a bit sharper taste.

      So it very much depends.

      I don’t try to make “hot” food, but wanting a bit of heat in every meal has lead to my tolerances rising and Habanero just not cutting it for proper heat. (I think the heat is good when you almost feel it in your nipples.)

    • businessfish
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      104 months ago

      idk sometimes it’s just fun to eat something really hot, especially with friends

      my dad and i did the 1 chip thing a few years back and we got a fun time and a funnier video out of it. not much more to it really

    • @KuroiKaze@lemmy.world
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      84 months ago

      I think ghost peppers have fun uses and the Carolina reaper almonds from diamond are actually delicious and not that spicy (guessing they use very little). I agree that the mega potent stuff is better used for spicing up a 3 lb pot of chili.

      • @SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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        44 months ago

        Wendy’s uses a lil tiny bit of ghost pepper in their ghost pepper ranch sauce and it’s actually a great flavor with some kick. Absolutely nowhere near as spicy as the actual pepper, of course. I’d put it maybe slightly above jalapeño?

    • Transient Punk
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      54 months ago

      I can eat a habanero without noticing the spice. Should I just stop trying to enjoy spicy food?

    • @Marcbmann@lemmy.world
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      34 months ago

      Eh. Habanero tastes like ass. I’ve had spicier peppers with better flavor. And plenty of people, including myself, occasionally enjoy something hotter. I have a decent tolerance for spice, so I can dial things up and still enjoy it.

      • @masquenox@lemmy.world
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        24 months ago

        Habanero tastes like ass.

        Most of the ones I’ve had were pretty crap… but, rarely, it’s actually possible to find Habanero that tastes the way Habanero should. They’re pretty good.

        Next time I find proper ones, I’m planting them.

        • @Marcbmann@lemmy.world
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          24 months ago

          Well that’s true, you can get a lot of varieties of peppers.

          Can’t believe that comment garnered so many down votes tho. Some habanero lovers in the comments were very upset

        • @sojourn@reddthat.com
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          14 months ago

          You may not get the same traits as the parent plant, that you’re looking for, if you grow chillies from seed

    • You clearly never had Beef Rendang. It is a Indonesian/Malay dish, which is a lot like a coconut curry. It is unbelievably spicy purely looking at it and you start to sweat. But it tastes amazing and I firmly believe it wouldn’t taste the same without that level of heat. It is an incredibly intense experience and I guess literally not for those weak of heart. But if you ever get the chance I highly suggest you at least taste it is unbelievably tasty.

    • @Andonyx@lemmy.world
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      14 months ago

      “As a chili pepper lover myself I absolutely do not get this garbage trope of treating chili pepper consumption as some kind of contest. The idea is to add heat to your food - not prove your pathetic “manliness.””

      I agree and so does Aunty Donna:

      Warning, this content contains some Australian language

      https://youtu.be/oTjbwg48JuE?si=X4ujFAsv8oelEGmO&t=47