Spicy or hot (reply by subprong)

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Hi and thank you

Yes, I too have been intrigued with history.

I believe in India that the hottest spices, (growing in the hottest parts of the

country) are eaten to make the body hot inside which then causes perspiration

which then results in a cooling of the core of the body. Of course this may be

just a story though I know also that these hotter spices masked the taste and

odour from produce which was 'going off'. I expect the heat of the sun and the

waxy/leathery nature of the skins of the pepper causes a concentration increase

inside the pepper.

 

In Britain we have been blessed with very high quality spices because a lot of

the blending and ultimate shipping came through London especially when the spice

trails were closed by robbers and general all round bad men. I think that is

the reason we use such small quantities. I would like to learn more and

progress slowly each day.

 

Best wishes

 

Chris

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

On 10/7/05, Chris wrote:

> Hi and thank you

> Yes, I too have been intrigued with history.

> I believe in India that the hottest spices, (growing in the hottest parts

of the country) are eaten to make the body hot inside which then causes

perspiration which then results in a cooling of the core of the body. Of

course this may be just a story though I know also that these hotter spices

masked the taste and odour from produce which was 'going off'. I expect the

heat of the sun and the waxy/leathery nature of the skins of the pepper

causes a concentration increase inside the pepper.

 

Chris, this is very very interesting. It's neat to read how people can be so

resourceful with anything. I'd guess with the several generations with

experiments it just came to light at some point that eating something hot

made you feel cooler in a hot environment.

 

I like the produce bits you mentioned as well. Very interesting way of

providing yourself with some form of nourishment (perhaps when food is low

or crop was low) without having to endure the slightly rotting flavor and

scent. Way to go heat and endorphins.

 

Thank you for the bird information and " sweet pepper " bits as well. You're

always very informative. Thank you.

 

Shawn

 

> In Britain we have been blessed with very high quality spices because a

lot of the blending and ultimate shipping came through London especially

when the spice trails were closed by robbers and general all round bad men.

I think that is the reason we use such small quantities. I would like to

learn more and progress slowly each day.

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> Best wishes

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> Chris

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