Spicy Foods - how high is your tolerance for them?

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  1. IceMagnus

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    How high does your tolerance for spicy foods go? Mine is slowly going up (i just ate some Jalapeno chips)
     
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    My tolerance seems to be pretty wonky. I can eat chips that everybody tells me are extremely spicy to them, but then I eat a different type of chips one of these same people say are "just like Dorito's", and I can't have enough to cool me down. I can also enjoy spicy instant ramen noodles without rushing for something to chill my taste buds, though with some brands I can still feel the burn.
     
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    I can do maybe 2-3 mango habanero wings from BWW then im done. Usually have a min or two break between each wing.

    I can do some jalapeños slices a few at a time. Love them with my calamari.
     
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    Pretty high. You need to know your own limits, but some days, you just gotta ride the lightning.
     
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    My mouth- pretty high
    My stomach- not so much

    But if its a thick paste (like wasabi) that coats your tounge and just burns the daylight out of it...nope nope nope
     
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    Pretty good, but it can vary depending on how much I enjoy what I am eating. (On a side note, I love hot taco sauce on my tacos, even when everyone else in my family cringes at the thought.) :) 
     
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    High enough. ,':}D
     
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    I know I'm gonna sound like a wuss, but none. I hate spicy foods.
     
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    This. So much.

    Like, I can handle two Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwiches with Texas Pete sauce with no issue.

    And then I burp about 45 minutes later. Hoo-wee.
     
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    Varies depending on the type of food. I can handle spicy Sichuan food and instant ramen but I can't stand spicy buffalo wings or wasabi.
     
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    Probably in the negatives....

    Drown everything in ranch, wash it all down with milk, scarf down a crap ton of veggies just to completely obliterate any trace of even the mildest spice. :lol 
     
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    I enjoy a good kick, but anything in the range of running for water immediately to legit health warning labels is a no.
     
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    I absolutely abhor wasabi. My friend gave me a wasabi peanut once. Surprisingly, it wasn't the spiciness that got me. No, it was that this was the SALTIEST and most bitter food I ever put in my mouth. God, that sucked.

    My own levels are decent. I can eat a few jalapeños but then I'm done. Similarly, I can usually eat medium on the spice level at Asian restaurants, occasionally upper limit (e.g. like 4 out of 5). But that's about it. Coming from a culture that loves spicy food, one would think I'd be more tolerant. But I guess not :lol  My dad is a champ though!
     
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    If I'm honest my tolerance is pretty piss weak, I don't mind a green or red curry but that's about as far as I can go before I start rolling on the floor in a ball.
     
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    I could handle spicy food fine, but jalapeno, wasabi and tabasco are a whole different thing.
     
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    not high at all, but i like spicy food a lot so i take it way too far pretty often.

    lately i've been on a pretty strict diet of turkey, eggs, whey, milk, PB sandwiches and greek yogurt so any spicy food hurts like crazy when i shit now. being fit comes at a price :( 
     
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    Love spicy food. My tolerance has gotten so high for it that I've gotten to the point of having to add spice to normal foods. Like, when I make grilled cheese and tomato soup for the family I'll add jalapeño slices to my grilled cheese and put a quarter bottle of Texas Pete or Siracha or something similar into my soup. Needless to say when I'm cooking I have to make separate dishes for the rest of the family.
     
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    For me, wasabi is just a different kind of spicey. Instead of having a good flavor, it tastes more like it's just stinging my mouth for no good reason and it doesn't come off your tounge.

    My dad had a friend who had a business meeting at a Japanese restaurant. One of the clients loaded all the wasabi on a bite he took, thinking it was ginger paste or something. Poor guy ended up in his hotel room with trouble breathing.

    Wasabi doesnt play around!

    Sounds like a trip to India is in order. You've reached the next level
     
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    yess! i used to do this before i started dieting. fresh cut jalapeno slices on EVERYTHING. saving wasabi from places to put it on other stuff.... fuck i love wasabi. i'll eat that shit in globs by itself

    ghost peppers and ghost pepper sauces too. my god, they're delicious