Now that I am on the subject to chile peppers, I thought you all might want to know what makes them hot. Here is a short quote from the LiveScience.com article entitled, "Why Do Chili Peppers Taste Hot?"
The culprit of the burning feeling you get from jalapeno-loaded Mexican food: chemical compounds called capsaicinoids. The odorless, flavorless substances are hidden in the white flesh inside of peppers. And when you pop a pepper into your mouth, the chemical binds to receptors that respond to pain from heat in the mouth and throat.Some people dislike even "spicy" food, while others, like me, can take up to the hottest levels of pepper, spice and hot peppers. Here is a video on the top ten hot peppers:
You will have to watch the video to see the current hottest pepper.
No comments:
Post a Comment