What is the science behind the whole Spicy food and milk. Does it actually work? Don't really know since whenever I eat spicy shit I just go for it like Kotomine in heat, before accepting my fate that I'll die before the next hour when the fire in my stomach destroy me for my arrogance.
What is the science behind the whole Spicy food and milk. Does it actually work? Don't really know since whenever I eat spicy shit I just go for it like Kotomine in heat, before accepting my fate that I'll die before the next hour when the fire in my stomach destroy me for my arrogance.
The thing that makes chili-based spicy food spicy is capsaicin. The more of the magic pain-oil there is, the hotter and longer the burn.
Capsaicin is fat soluble, so the fat in milk makes it break down faster. There's also the casein protein in milk that binds with capsaicin and basically washes it away. However, there is a limit to how fast it breaks down and/or binds and washes away, so it's not an instant fix.
Fun fact: ducks are immune...or at least, can't feel the 'heat' from capsaicin due to not having the specific taste receptor for it on their tongue. More importantly, avians such as ducks, chickens and the likes will deposit the beta-carotene present in the pepper's skin into their egg yolks, creating a more vibrant 'yellow' and potentially changing the color to orange-red. It is also believed that by giving colored birds chilis, their plumage color will improve, which is probably referenced by that red duck.
What is the science behind the whole Spicy food and milk. Does it actually work? Don't really know since whenever I eat spicy shit I just go for it like Kotomine in heat, before accepting my fate that I'll die before the next hour when the fire in my stomach destroy me for my arrogance.
Game theory(or i guess i should say Food theory with mattpatt) did a video on this. Milk works, but you just want something with a lot of fat content. They found Peanut butter works just as good if not better. But they ended up making their own "Cold paste" that was agurably better than any conventional wisdom. I say Arguable since we're watchign in video form, you'd have to try it out yourself using the recipes they gave.
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