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5578173 No.5578173 [Reply] [Original]

how did humans come to be consuming hot peppers? why weren't they scared of the burning sensaton?

>> No.5578176

Are you scared of the burning sensation when you eat peppers?

>> No.5578179

Its the sensation you body sends out afterwords that's addictive it also was probably useful for cultures that practiced hot/cool foods which was almost everyone at one point or another.

>> No.5578181
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5578181

>>5578173
>not knowing foods are medicine

>> No.5578183

>Hey Tunka, check out this berry Grungo found, it's really tasty
>>*bite*
>AHHHHHHHH-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>kek kek kek kek kek
>repeat

And so peppers earned their place in human history

>> No.5578187

They're healthy as fuck, and not to mention if you eat them enough your body starts getting use to the spiciness.

>> No.5578217

Capsaicin- the chemical responsible for the burning sensation one experiences while eating hot peppers- has anti-microbial. In hotter climates where food spoils more easily, the abundant use of spices would help preserve food. The advantageous food preservation properties of spice would have far redeemed its causing mild discomfort. Further, as time passed, it's obvious that people's palates adapted to the constant dietary intake of spice to a point where it became pleasurable. Definitely, it is know that the body releases endorphins when spicy foods are consumed resulting in a increased state of euphoria.

>> No.5578220

>>5578217
has anti-microbial properties*

>> No.5578225

>>5578173
I'm used to spice now but I think it's because I'm malaysian

>> No.5578228

Can you eat pepper spray? I kind of want to paint a bit onto a cracker or something.

>> No.5578229

>>5578173
how did anteaters come to be consuming ants? why weren't they scared of the constant biting of their soft mucus membrane by thousands of enraged ants?

checkmate, atheists

>> No.5578241

>>5578228
Yes but it's literally going to cause you discomfort.

You can also eat paraffin wax if you wish, as long as you eat it in small enough amounts it's just carbohydrates, albeit in a form you're not used to and will probably puke straight back up.

Or why not try some hair? The hair of an animal is often simply discarded at the slaughtering stage as being unfit either for textile use or consumption, yet right now you're digesting a significant quantity of your own body's hairs, mostly in the form of internally-grown and naturally shed strands. Why not gather some from other sources and eat a nice hair pie?

>> No.5578246

>>5578241
I don't like your tone, mister. Hair is a lovely garnish and I won't have you mocking it.

>> No.5578249

>>5578173
it's an adaptation, chiles are full of vitamin c

>> No.5578255

>>5578217
>euphoria

>> No.5578258

>>5578249
Everything are full of vitamin c
Do you ever listen to yourself and think, 'holy fuck i'm such a cliche I should kill myself'?

>> No.5578340

if lettuce is a cool season plant and tomatoes are a warm season plant how did house salads get invented?

>> No.5578344

>>5578258
>Do you ever listen to yourself and think, 'holy fuck i'm such a cliche I should kill myself'?
When I read that, it made me think the same thing of you.

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>>5578258
You must be the edgiest kid at Hot Topic.

>> No.5578376

>>5578228

I remember a post of someone claiming he tried a tiny bit on a cracker and he was in extreme pain for several minutes and his tongue was numb the entire day.

>> No.5578507

>>5578173
how did humans start eating fermented milk?

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5578656

>>5578241
>Why not gather some from other sources and eat a nice hair pie?
Who says we don't
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/26/human-hair-the-food-addit_n_514613.html

>> No.5578670

>>5578507
>milk sat out too long
>hungry as shit, eat fermented milk
>bretty good
>not dead the next day
Everything went better than expected.

>> No.5578674

>>5578507
>>5578670
I think the better question is who the fuck thought sucking on a cow's tit would be a good idea.

>> No.5578696

>>5578674
Are you retarded?

>> No.5578731

>>5578176
They mean like how the first person to eat chilli or a nomad tries a chili for the first time expecting sweet etc.

>> No.5578736

>>5578173
Chilli/spicy is not a flavor.
Unless you think pain is a flavor.
Think about it.

>> No.5578827

Ghost peppers aren't even spicy. I eat them everyday and put them in everything.

>> No.5578845

>>5578827
You're a pretty cool guy

>> No.5579208
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5579208

>>5578258
>mfw your petulant comment isn't even applicable

>> No.5579687

>>5578845
for you

>> No.5579701
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5579701

Used to have a snacking/junk food problem until I started keeping these in the fridge. Each pepper is only about 3-10 calories. They're not hot but they're packed with flavor. When I feel kind of snacky I just eat one and drink some water. Pretty neat trick.

>> No.5579769

>>5579701
But they're also packed with sodium, it's really not much of a trick, just a different way to ingest lots of salt.

>> No.5579967

Can we invent, through breeding or genetic modification, a regular bell pepper possessing capsaicin?

>> No.5579973

>>5579967
I don't see why you would want to?

Do you just want a sweet tasting hot pepper of undefined heat?

>> No.5580289

I remember at school that our instructor brought some special hot sauce. It contained ghost chili, viper chili, and habanero with some dragon fruit juice. Some of us dipped the tip of a toothpick to try it. It wasn't heat wasn't unbearable, but about twenty minutes in my stomach started hurting and cramping.

>> No.5580775

>>5578217
>euphoria
*tips pepper*

>> No.5580912

>>5578340
>implying salads need tomatoes

>> No.5580931

>>5578173
What would Hot Cheetos be listed as on that list my dear man?

>> No.5580947

>>5580931
I'd say just under or at poblano level
I'm no expert

>> No.5580958

>>5580947
Maybe maybe not

>> No.5580994

>>5579769
salt doesn't make you fat retard, only bloated

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>>5578173
just picked, 2 banana, 1 fushimi, and a few italian long hots

>> No.5582629

>>5578173
somsone prolly enjoyed the heat...

>> No.5582945

>>5579208
those are the most attractive downies i've ever seen