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Questions tagged [spicy-hot]

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Spices become wet and clumpy once I start cooking

Lately, whenever I've been cooking food like chicken breasts or hamburgers, after I'm done seasoning them and set them on the pan, once I flip the food over I notice the seasoning gets really wet and starts clumping together or it sticks to the pan…
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What's a good spicy salt with only heat, and not a lot of flavor?

I'm looking for something I can sprinkle on my food to add heat, but not change the flavor. I typically add salt to just about everything I eat anyway, so I am considering a spicy salt, however, if there is some other spicy "powder", that would be…
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How to Calculate Scoville Heat?

when combining hot sauces with different Scoville Heat Units (SHU), how do I estimate the resulting SHU? Say I combined 100 grams of a sauce that was 1,000 SHU with 100 grams of a sauce that was 2,000 SHU. Would the resulting SHU be the average:…
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How much chilli puree should I add to get 43 ppm pungency?

I know about the pungency Scoville heat unit. Different chillis have different SHU. I saw one chilli sauce specification where a 43 ppm pungency units were 'required'. How much chilli puree should I add to get a result of 43 ppm pungency in the…
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How to get the most chili flavour out of a chili pepper?

I always find myself enjoying someone else's chili dish whether its curry, Mexicana pizza etc, more than my own. It's not the burning sensation that's lacking but more the chili flavour. What are the guidelines to getting the most flavour out of a…
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What spice in Asian food makes me sweat and my nose running?

What spice in Asian food makes me sweat and my nose runny? I highly appreciate it in those cases where I've caught a common cold or anything the like, just when the original impact is too low so that my body fails to give those reactions by default.…
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Medium sauces versus Mild!

I can never remember which is hot. NOw i have a medium enchilada sauce in my recipe and need to cool the heat way down... help! How do I make my meal so that my child will be able to eat it. She does not like spicy.
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What wines pair well with spicy, citrus chicken?

I will be preparing a stir-fry entree, served with rice, consisting of: Chicken, seared after applying the spice rub, then sauteed with citrus (lemon and lime). Red and yellow bell peppers, carrots, and (possibly) baby corn A sweet, thin chili…
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Reducing spice in sauce

How do you make already prepared sauce less spicy? I must have used too many hot chili peppers or cooked them too long. Is there something to off set it from being so hot? The sauce is for General Tso's Chicken
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What common household drink will remove burning from mouth?

Possible Duplicate: Cure for burns from hot peppers / capsicum oil? Ya, just ate something spicy and my mouth is on fire. I tried drinking water and that didn't help. I also tried orange juice, and that didn't help. Any ideas?
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Where can I purchase Banquete Chilero Sauce from Costa Rica in the US?

I have been to Costa Rica twice and I fell in love with Banquete brand Chilero Sauce. It is a hot sauce with a wonderful flavor but it has some fairly unique properties -- specifically that it is very similar in color and consistency / viscosity to…
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Do cucumbers inhibit spice and why?

Part of my lunch included cucumbers. I noticed a pepper grinder nearby and thought I would put pepper on my cucumber. When I tried it, it did not feel spicy. Does cucumber inhibit spice? If it does, is it because a cucumber is 96% water?
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How do you determine the Scoville units of a salsa made with 3 kinds of peppers?

Do you add each Scoville unit of each and the grand total is your answer or add each Scoville unit and divide the grand total by 3? Example Jalapeno 2,500 SHU + Serrano 10,000 SHU +Arbol 15,000 =27,500 SHU or 27,500/3= 9,166 SHU. I just need an…
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Good chili powder, that is mild

I am looking for a mild red Chili-pepper with all the flavor of a spicy red-chili, but without the heat of one. My Aunt likes spicy food as well, but it doesn't agree with her. Often I make mild versions of the spicy dishes I make, as a way of…
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Must this Bhut Jolokia (ghost) powder actually be cooked?

I've recently purchased this powder after having a small sample of Bhut Jolikia (ghost) powder previously in a miniature powder selection received as a gift (that one didn't come with this warning). This one has this warning on the back of the…
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