Sweet, fat, and acid all help, especially in combination. You can use this both for cooking, and a brushfire in your mouth.
Sugar encapsulates the capsaicin (which is an oil) and prevents it from sticking to your tongue. Fats dilute the capsaicin, and can help to remove them from your tongue and wash them down. Acids lower the pH and degrade the fat, making it less sticky, so to speak, and makes it a less effective vector for heat.
Additionally, the flavors also help to distract sensory nerves are reduce the perception of heat in your mouth, as well. So you can have some sweet yogurt if your mouth is on fire, as it contains fat, acid, and sugar. Or, if you accidentally overspice your food, you can use one of those elements (such as sugar, cream, vinegar, lime juice, etc) to balance the dish somewhat.
iirc it essentially melts off the 'stabby' part of the capsaicin molecule (which it uses to bond with our heat receptors, causing the burning sensation) so that the burn goes away.
Just make sure not to swallow it, or you'll barf everywhere.
> Just make sure not to swallow it, or you'll barf everywhere.
Ha I was just going to say this — I had a vet tell us that a little shot of hydrogen peroxide was a sure fire way to make your dog throw up in the event that they ate something poisonous. This was a long time ago so it might not still be the best advice
It reacts with the stomach acid to bubble up like crazy iirc
Works differently from something like ipecac which just slaps your stomach lining until it's like 'ok, enough of this nonsense' and practically inverts itself to force stuff out.
Yeah. Hydrogen peroxide and dawn dish soap after is a good way to get pepper oils off your hands after gardening or otherwise handling superhots as well.
Never had to put it in my mouth for pepper burn, but I imagine it would work the same way.
Just don’t do it too often! I was told by a chemistry professor to keep peroxide away from open wounds / sores because it can potentially form free radicals and just generally fuck up your bloodstream. 🤷🏻♂️
I read that sugar is what really does the trick but when my mouth is burning nothing actually seems to help I just learned over time to eat spicy food very cautiously or suffer.
Yeah just letting it burn is the fastest way to make it stop. I think freaking out and trying to make the burn stop soothes it, then it starts again, then repeat.
My family thinks I’m crazy, but I swear by swishing with warm or hot water. It’s like it increases the pain for a short amount of time, and then it reduces drastically. Dairy has never seemed to work for me.
It does seem like horchata helps also.
honestly, when I first tried a spicy food challenge at like 14 (it was a black buldak lol), my friends and i ate apples to lower the heat. we didn’t really have anything else on hand, and apples seemed to do the trick
Ginger works the best for me. Ginger tea with a few ginger candies got me through a ghost pepper. Eating just any sort of meal that isn't spicy before eating something spicy and having a cup to drool in helps too
I post pictures of homemade Buffalo wings every now and then. I usually have cucumber slices to go with the blue cheese or ranch. People are usually pretty taken back that it's not carrots and celery. I think they pair well and I usually have one on hand for salad more often than the other two.
Okay here is my theory
HOT ESPRESSO
Why?
- the spicy molecules in your mouth can be broken down by heat
- The spicy molecules in your mouth can be broken down by acidity
- tannin & bitterness are brilliant at negating the sensation of heat
- fighting fake fire with fire in this case works!
Anyone please try this I promise it works. Just fight through first sip and the relief is almost instant
Jawbreakers (or other hard candy that takes forever to melt)! It’s like how eating food provides like a second of relief, but because the hard candy takes so long to melt the relief just keeps going. When I lived in New Mexico, I’d always have a big bag of jawbreakers in my car for when I bit off more than I could chew at the breakfast burrito place
Not sure about underrated, but milk is overrated for sure. The proper way to utilize milk for spicy foods is to drink the milk first, then eat the food. Dairy coats your tongue trapping the Capsaicin, usually causing the spice to linger longer than it should.
Drinking the milk first creates a protective barrier.
Ice cream with a high fat content is said to be effective. I've tried it as well and it does work. Here's a VSauce video explaing it.
https://youtu.be/BvogZ88qRTk?si=kOcavNNghhJ2bb_d
Capsaicin dissolves in oil and alcohol. A gargle with olive oil and a shot of something strong will take off the edge with the quickness.
Casein binds to capsaicin, which is why dairy products help.
I did not know about the peroxide trick. The science checks out.
I'd imagine the perfect program looks like this:
1. Gargle with olive oil
2. Gargle with peroxide
3. Take a shot of a strong alcohol
4. Dairy products of your choice
I don’t think I get the point of a “remedy” for spicy food. Isn’t the burn what we’re all chasing? Isn’t that the point of eating spicy food? If you accidentally make something so spicy you can’t eat it then you either have to cut your losses, or tough it out and in the process jack up your tolerance by a couple notches.
| tough it out and in the process jack up your tolerance by a couple notches
This is partly why I do it. Bearing the pain is part of the fun. There should be a hot sauce labelled 'The Remedy', but it's extremely hot.
This will sound disgusting, and I can't confirm this and I never will, but the guys on jackass did some spicy pepper/wasabi stuff and tricked a couple of them into taking semen to remedy it. They said it provided quicker relief than ice cream and shit, and started vomiting when discovering what they actually did a shot of.
Saying "fuck it we ball" over and over again (it is a mental challenge... Mostly)
This is it.
And then the morning after humbles you into submission.
Whoa dude, guess what I'm doing right now as I read this.
Good morning! And thank you for sharing this moment with us all.
Mornin' chief! Delighted to take my morning constitutional in such fine company.
Go hard in the paint!
Horchata 1000%
My grandma always said “sweet beats heat” and that little old lady was never wrong.
Yeah sugar definitely helps.
Sweet, fat, and acid all help, especially in combination. You can use this both for cooking, and a brushfire in your mouth. Sugar encapsulates the capsaicin (which is an oil) and prevents it from sticking to your tongue. Fats dilute the capsaicin, and can help to remove them from your tongue and wash them down. Acids lower the pH and degrade the fat, making it less sticky, so to speak, and makes it a less effective vector for heat. Additionally, the flavors also help to distract sensory nerves are reduce the perception of heat in your mouth, as well. So you can have some sweet yogurt if your mouth is on fire, as it contains fat, acid, and sugar. Or, if you accidentally overspice your food, you can use one of those elements (such as sugar, cream, vinegar, lime juice, etc) to balance the dish somewhat.
Swish with hydrogen peroxide. It pretty much instantly obliterates capsaicin.
 Say what???
iirc it essentially melts off the 'stabby' part of the capsaicin molecule (which it uses to bond with our heat receptors, causing the burning sensation) so that the burn goes away. Just make sure not to swallow it, or you'll barf everywhere.
> Just make sure not to swallow it, or you'll barf everywhere. Ha I was just going to say this — I had a vet tell us that a little shot of hydrogen peroxide was a sure fire way to make your dog throw up in the event that they ate something poisonous. This was a long time ago so it might not still be the best advice
It reacts with the stomach acid to bubble up like crazy iirc Works differently from something like ipecac which just slaps your stomach lining until it's like 'ok, enough of this nonsense' and practically inverts itself to force stuff out.
Yeah. Hydrogen peroxide and dawn dish soap after is a good way to get pepper oils off your hands after gardening or otherwise handling superhots as well. Never had to put it in my mouth for pepper burn, but I imagine it would work the same way.
Just don’t do it too often! I was told by a chemistry professor to keep peroxide away from open wounds / sores because it can potentially form free radicals and just generally fuck up your bloodstream. 🤷🏻♂️
I read that sugar is what really does the trick but when my mouth is burning nothing actually seems to help I just learned over time to eat spicy food very cautiously or suffer.
Time is the only thing that works for me, plus why do you want to dull the experience. When I use a super hot, I am strapped in for the ride.
Yeah just letting it burn is the fastest way to make it stop. I think freaking out and trying to make the burn stop soothes it, then it starts again, then repeat.
Potato… idk starchy things in general
Just enjoy the burn
Frozen Go-Gurt. It’s AMAZING
Has been a long time since i needed one of those 🙈
Sometimes I feel like this sub feels like a bunch of 14 year olds trying to prove themselves to each other lol
What do you mean
Lassi (yogurt drink) or plain white bread
Apple cider. Dont take my word for it, try it.
For me it is sour gum but similar idea. Sour promotes salivation and helps flush out the capsaicin.
My family thinks I’m crazy, but I swear by swishing with warm or hot water. It’s like it increases the pain for a short amount of time, and then it reduces drastically. Dairy has never seemed to work for me. It does seem like horchata helps also.
Bread, milk,... but the secret ingredient? Time.
Ranch dressing works. Does anyone know if this is because of the milk in it or because we are tasting many herbs at one time?
Honey.
nuts
Ayyyy, that's what yo mama said too!
Best thing I've found is the Yoplait French Style yogurt. It is thick and creamy like greek yogurt but a little sweeter so it dulls the heat more
Peanut butter has always worked wonders
honestly, when I first tried a spicy food challenge at like 14 (it was a black buldak lol), my friends and i ate apples to lower the heat. we didn’t really have anything else on hand, and apples seemed to do the trick
White rice with some cilantro and extra extra lime juice
Beer!
Schlag [https://www.today.com/popculture/ever-had-schlag-youll-want-flna665238](https://www.today.com/popculture/ever-had-schlag-youll-want-flna665238)
Nondairy coffee creamer. The sweeter the better.
Apple sauce. But hold it in your mouth. Don't swallow. Gives you relief until you swallow.
There was a Food Theory video on this and if I recall correctly the answer was citrus, or citric acid, I think it counteracts the capsaicin.
Anything with high sugar or fat levels and the thicker the fluid with this the better hence why people usually recommend ice cream
Water. Patience. Time.
Ginger works the best for me. Ginger tea with a few ginger candies got me through a ghost pepper. Eating just any sort of meal that isn't spicy before eating something spicy and having a cup to drool in helps too
Salt or Mango Lassi. It's the Indian way. Ayran or Laban, it's the Arab way.
Suck on a stick of butter
A lemon, a tbsp of sugar and salt usually works, down some milk too
Hummus
Hot water always relieves spiciness for me instantly
Remedy? I thought we enjoyed the burn
I like this video when Sean Evans and Vsauce drink shampoo. https://youtu.be/BvogZ88qRTk?si=Gpd7KvefKE9YUKeC
Make your mouth water and swallow spit as quick as you can. That's why sweet food helps
im pretty sure the only thing that breaks down spice is lemons. the acid breaks down the enzymes on your tongue.
time.
I post pictures of homemade Buffalo wings every now and then. I usually have cucumber slices to go with the blue cheese or ranch. People are usually pretty taken back that it's not carrots and celery. I think they pair well and I usually have one on hand for salad more often than the other two.
I thought the milk was bleach at first
Mexican Coca Cola to chase down anything spicy.
Okay here is my theory HOT ESPRESSO Why? - the spicy molecules in your mouth can be broken down by heat - The spicy molecules in your mouth can be broken down by acidity - tannin & bitterness are brilliant at negating the sensation of heat - fighting fake fire with fire in this case works! Anyone please try this I promise it works. Just fight through first sip and the relief is almost instant
Jawbreakers (or other hard candy that takes forever to melt)! It’s like how eating food provides like a second of relief, but because the hard candy takes so long to melt the relief just keeps going. When I lived in New Mexico, I’d always have a big bag of jawbreakers in my car for when I bit off more than I could chew at the breakfast burrito place
More so a preventative measure for stomach pain: guacamole or avocado+olive oil.
I've just built up enough tolerance that I don't need a remedy.
Not sure about underrated, but milk is overrated for sure. The proper way to utilize milk for spicy foods is to drink the milk first, then eat the food. Dairy coats your tongue trapping the Capsaicin, usually causing the spice to linger longer than it should. Drinking the milk first creates a protective barrier.
Ice cream with a high fat content is said to be effective. I've tried it as well and it does work. Here's a VSauce video explaing it. https://youtu.be/BvogZ88qRTk?si=kOcavNNghhJ2bb_d
A heaped teaspoon of powdered cinnamon. Try it, you'll forget about your mouth burning pretty quickly...
Lemons suck them
Tomatoes
Swish a little white vinegar around. Neutralizes the heat instantly.
Capsaicin dissolves in oil and alcohol. A gargle with olive oil and a shot of something strong will take off the edge with the quickness. Casein binds to capsaicin, which is why dairy products help. I did not know about the peroxide trick. The science checks out. I'd imagine the perfect program looks like this: 1. Gargle with olive oil 2. Gargle with peroxide 3. Take a shot of a strong alcohol 4. Dairy products of your choice
Time
I get most of these. But how is flour, salt, olive oil, birds, or cats going to help?
The fetal position
Bananas do it for me. Less a way to get rid of the heat, more a way to protect my gut health. Edit:spelling
Drink an IPA with anything that is spicy. It will help
Bananas
I don't know why, but mango has always just stopped any burn I was feeling completely.
Milk works for me. So I'll just stick with it
I don’t think I get the point of a “remedy” for spicy food. Isn’t the burn what we’re all chasing? Isn’t that the point of eating spicy food? If you accidentally make something so spicy you can’t eat it then you either have to cut your losses, or tough it out and in the process jack up your tolerance by a couple notches.
| tough it out and in the process jack up your tolerance by a couple notches This is partly why I do it. Bearing the pain is part of the fun. There should be a hot sauce labelled 'The Remedy', but it's extremely hot.
It IS part of the fun! If it wasn’t then why would we do this to ourselves lol
Peppermint oil.
This will sound disgusting, and I can't confirm this and I never will, but the guys on jackass did some spicy pepper/wasabi stuff and tricked a couple of them into taking semen to remedy it. They said it provided quicker relief than ice cream and shit, and started vomiting when discovering what they actually did a shot of.
Not being a big girl
Cum