Re: All I want for Christmas is..
I find in the US if you ask for well done it is about the equivalent of medium in the UK.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12137222)
I find in the US if you ask for well done it is about the equivalent of medium in the UK.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by mrken30
(Post 12137308)
Similar to asking for spicy, spicy in the US is equivalent to mild in the UK generally speaking. However there is no hard and fast rule. In UK Korma is mild everywhere you go and Vindaloo is extra spicy everywhere.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12137222)
I find in the US if you ask for well done it is about the equivalent of medium in the UK.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by johnwoo
(Post 12137398)
I never got why very spicy food is considered to be good by some? I like to enjoy my food not suffer pain from it. Is it some kind of macho thing?
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 12137430)
I don't think everybody has the same reaction. I've tasted food that made other people choke and cry and it just didn't effect me like that.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12137446)
Agreed. Mrs P says curries are too hot and won't eat them, but we had an appetizer of cured meats at a farm to table restaurant in DC a few years ago and one of the meats was a chilli-cured ham - Mrs P loved it, but for me it was pure heat that just numbed my taste buds it was so hot! :eek:
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12137199)
Bunch of heathens, I bet you'll don't like pumpkin cheesecake either.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 12137430)
I don't think everybody has the same reaction. I've tasted food that made other people choke and cry and it just didn't effect me like that.
"There are two factors at play in the level of spice perceived in any given food: the amount of capsaicin in the peppers, and the sensitivity of your mouth's receptors to that capsaicin." "Capsaicin; 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is an active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. It is an irritant for mammals, including humans, and produces a sensation of burning in any tissue with which it comes into contact. Capsaicin and several related compounds are called capsaicinoids and are produced as secondary metabolites by chili peppers, probably as deterrents against certain mammals and fungi] Pure capsaicin is a volatile, hydrophobic, colorless, odorless, crystalline to waxy compound." An element designed as a deterrent can't be good. The sensitivity of my mouth must be very high, because I don't enjoy it at all. |
Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 12137468)
I can eat curries, hot peppers, chilies and jalapenos with no problem. Love them and ask for extra. I have to be very careful with wasabi and horseradish though. :scaredhair:
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12137199)
Bunch of heathens, I bet you'll don't like pumpkin cheesecake either.
Originally Posted by Leslie
(Post 12137468)
I can eat curries, hot peppers, chilies and jalapenos with no problem. Love them and ask for extra. I have to be very careful with wasabi and horseradish though. :scaredhair:
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by livinginnyc
(Post 12137855)
Never tried it. Strawberry cheesecake however :sneaky:
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12137470)
YYuuuukkk ! :ohmy:
Originally Posted by livinginnyc
(Post 12137855)
Never tried it. Strawberry cheesecake however :sneaky:
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 12137857)
M&S blackcurrant cheesecake is the shit. I'm going to personally eat at least three of them when we go over to the UK next year.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12137862)
As I thought. How can I trust the word of anyone who doesn't like pumpkin cheesecake that raw steak tastes good.
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Re: All I want for Christmas is..
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 12137862)
As I thought. How can I trust the word of anyone who doesn't like pumpkin cheesecake that raw steak tastes good.
And RARE (not raw :lol:) steak is the stuff of legends :starsmile: (add black peppercorn sauce, mashed potatoes and asparagus to your satisfaction too). |
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