How to Cool Down a Hot Pepper
A British chili farmer, Gerald Fowler crossed the three hottest chili peppers to create what has been claimed to be the hottest chili pepper in the world, the Naga Viper. According to scientists at University of Warwick, the new chili pepper measures a 1,359,000 on the Scoville Scale, which measures the hotness of hot peppers. Jalapeños are typically 2,500 to 5,000 on this same scale. Lovers of super hot food enjoy the pain and endorphin rush of hot peppers, but if you want to cool down a hot pepper, follow these simple steps. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Rubber gloves
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Yogurt
- Lemonade
- White bread or crackers
Instructions
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Wear rubber kitchen gloves before handling your chili peppers. The oil, seeds, and juices can burn eyes and skin. Place the chili peppers on a cutting board.
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Cut your chili peppers in half, lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds with you tip of your knife. Removing the seeds should lessen the hotness of your peppers. Prepare the dish with chili pepper seeds removed.
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Eat yogurt, preferably full fat, if you cannot handle the hotness of your chili pepper dish. Oils in yogurt can dilute the oils in your hot pepper. Water will not help your burning tongue.
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Drink lemonade with lots of sugar, real sugar not substitutes, to cool down the hot pepper. It should degrease the oils from the chili pepper and give you some relief.
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Eat white bread or crackers, which can also help break down the hot oils.
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Tips & Warnings
Drinking water or beer has minimal effect on a hot chili pepper.
The Clifton Chili Club is a group of British chili pepper lovers that travel around the world tasting the hottest chilis.
Milkshakes are also said to help in breaking down the hotness of a chili pepper.
Use caution when eating super hot chili peppers. Some can cause you serious discomfort and vomiting.
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- Photo Credit chili pepper 1 image by Brett Mulcahy from Fotolia.com
