How does one get accustomed to spicy food? My girlfriend (over)reacts to food that has any sort of discernible spicy/hot taste. What are ways to get her to tolerate and eventually enjoy truly hot food?
posted by beukeboom on Mar 13, 2009 - 52 answers

Where can I find spicy hot mango Mexican candy online? [more inside]
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Help me cure my Wasabi craving! [more inside]
posted by peewinkle on Oct 27, 2008 - 18 answers

"Pepper," to me, means "bell pepper," but my neighbor gave me two cayenne pepper plants, and the peppers are starting to turn red. When should I harvest them, and what should I do with them? [more inside]
posted by shirobara on Aug 14, 2008 - 18 answers

Following a recommended recipe, we cooked a number of chopped chicken breasts in a sauce that contained a large amount of "buffalo" sauce - you know, the hot stuff that people put on wings. After serving them we discovered that the sauce was actually the 'fire' version and the chicken was inedibly spicy-hot. We now have two pounds of fire-engine red, top-notch, ultra-buffaloed chicken breast sitting in the fridge. I'd hate to waste this much food - especially high-quality breasts like the ones we purchased. What can we do with this chicken? [more inside]
posted by unixrat on Jan 9, 2008 - 20 answers

Give me your hottest recipes. Crazy hot. Like Naga Jolokia hot. [more inside]
posted by sushiwiththejury on Dec 19, 2007 - 7 answers

Identify this cookbook, or give me the potato/chili soup recipe I yearn for. [more inside]
posted by unSane on Jan 29, 2007 - 5 answers

Why do kids dislike spicy food and is this culturally specific? What about Mexican/Thai/Indian/etc kids who can't avoid it?
posted by arcticwoman on May 12, 2006 - 33 answers

I need tips for winning, surviving, and recovering from a hot wings eating contest. [more inside]
posted by exhilaration on Feb 8, 2006 - 28 answers