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Man, I should live forever then. I love hot peppers. Well, OK, I usually use bottled pepper sauces of various sorts, not whole, fresh peppers themselves. So maybe that doesn't work. But if it's just the capsaicin, then I get plenty of it... jalapeno pepper, cayenne pepper, chipotle pepper, scotch bonnet pepper, habanero pepper, ghost pepper (naga jolokia), trinidad scorpion pepper, carolina reaper peppers... I love 'em all.

Thanks HN, now you have me wanting to cook a big pot of chili that I can pepper up to ludicrous levels of hotness.

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I want to eat them but they burn me up. Not sure if gradual progression starting at Jalapeno will knock that out over time or if you gotta be born with it. My brother & his household are about hot peppers. I give him free Ghost pepper sauce just to watch the results of them trying to add it to stuff or drink it straight. He'd have to be totally dehydrated after a day in the desert to look the same as what it does haha.

So, what do all yall think about building up a tolerance so I can enjoy more spicy stuff maybe with some health benefits? Does that even work?

I mean... to me, the possible health benefits are pretty tenuous. I probably wouldn't make it a point to pursue eating progressively hotter food on the off chance there might be some minuscule health benefit. To me, the reason for eating hot foods is because they're tasty and good, and it's an enjoyable experience.

FWIW, though, I didn't always like hot stuff. In fact, up through probably my mid 20's, I really didn't eat much spicy food at all. It wasn't until I moved to a more urban area and did two things that my taste for hot stuff started to develop. One, I started hanging out at sports bars to watch football, and got into eating buffalo wings. Two, I discovered Thai food and started eating that a lot. And over time I just found myself wanting the stuff hotter and hotter. I never made a conscious decision to say "Hey, I hope to one day be one of those guys who eats crazy hot food loaded with Ghost Pepper sauce." It just kinda happened.

So I guess I'd say... eat what you like. Branch out now and then just to explore and expand your boundaries, but I wouldn't suggest making eating a painful experience for no particular reason. shrug

Thanks for the perspective. Makes sense.

Tolerance build up happens with all flavours.

Got a favorite sauce?

https://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Pepper-Company-Ghost-Jolokia...

Ordered to try, thanks!

I'm a big fan of the "Tropical Pepper Company" products in general. Their scotch bonnet pepper sauce is really nice as well.

http://www.tropicalpepper.com/product.php?idProduct=94

Scotch Bonnet peppers are a little less hot than Habanero but have - to me - a much nicer flavor.

A pattern I use quite often in things I cook, is to use quite a bit of Scotch Bonnet pepper and then add a much smaller amount of the Ghost Pepper sauce. To my tastes, that yields a nice combination of flavor and heat.

http://www.drchilepepper.com/marie-sharps-hot-habanero-peppe...

so tasty!

Yes! Got this when I was in Belize a few years back and loved it. Was thrilled when I realized you can actually get it back here in the states too.

Wow, sold in gallon jugs! I've never seen that for hot sauce before. I guess this stuff must be pretty good if people are buying it by the gallon.

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