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Water sure helps my mouth cool down temporarily, stop saying there is no point

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[–] branno@lemm.ee 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Capsaicin, the thing that makes peppers spicy, is an oily compound.

Water will never remove this from your tongue and the temporary relief is so short it is effectively worthless.

Drinking milk helps actually neutralize the best long term. Alcohol will also help.

[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

So what you're saying is, the best solution to spicy is vodka

[–] Fermion@feddit.nl 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Maybe make a white Russian?

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

A Belarusian, if you will

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

What if it's spicy vodka?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

... after downing a Hatch

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Something sweet (acidic) will break it down too. I find fruit juice or a soft drink will work better for me than milk.

[–] branno@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Lemonade for the win

[–] fixmycode@feddit.cl 1 points 2 weeks ago

just don't drink dishwasher

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This seems like it would fit better in the unpopular opinions community.

Having said that, bread works a million times better than water if you eat something too spicy

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

White rice too.

[–] dirkgentle@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Or milk/dairy.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

I love spicy food. Water doesn't do jack shit. Like the other comment said, all it does is push the capsasin further down. You need fatty things to grab the capsasin, or mild things like bread work ok sometimes.

[–] discostjohn@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You know what works really well for lip/mouth burn?

Soap. Seriously, try it if you ever need a nuclear option.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly that's something I never considered

What brand/flavor do you prefer?