Re: [FRIAM] culinary Complexity question

2022-10-17 Thread Prof David West
A six pack of Sing Ha (18% alcohol) helped me get through my dish of quartered river frogs with ghost peppers last time I was in Thailand. davew On Mon, Oct 17, 2022, at 3:28 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: > Oh neet. I didn't know their's more than one kind of capsaicin. I wonder if > part of

Re: [FRIAM] culinary Complexity question

2022-10-17 Thread Gillian Densmore
Oh neet. I didn't know their's more than one kind of capsaicin. I wonder if part of the extra complexity for flavoring is somehow because of endorphins. Plus having washed it down with beer (and milk if that's your thing). Then it'd become a question of what beer is best to battle the fireball of

Re: [FRIAM] culinary Complexity question

2022-10-17 Thread Jochen Fromm
This article explains why spicy food tastes the way it does and why it burns so much: it activates the receptors for heat and pain.https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/01/15/why-chilli-peppers-are-spicy-the-chemistry-of-a-chilli/-J. Original message From: Gillian Densmore Date: