Do you like to eat spicy food?
By dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58679)
Delhi, India
July 26, 2017 4:28am CST
Many of us love to eat spicy food. However, once you have taken spicy food you feel need to sooth your mouth because of burning sensation which you feel on your tongue. Do you take water to sooth your mouth or do you take some sweets to calm down the burning sensation of spicy food? If you take water it does not immediately help you get relief from the sensation, it in fact could aggravate the problem. Consuming some sweets/desserts or milk products could be a better remedy to pacify yourself. If you do not take any of the above things, it means that you have strong will power to bear the burning sensation after eating spicy food. Is it so?
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@shikharava (1838)
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26 Jul 17
I don't take spicy foods. But yeah, occasionally, if I get a craving. And I agree water cannot relieve the burning sensation after having spicy foods. Milk, curd, yogurt, buttermilk (plain), or whey could help in cases of burning sensations.
How are you today, sir?(*_*)/"!
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 17
Ideally speaking it is better not to take spicy food. I think you adopt the right method to sooth your mouth after having spicy food as you take milk or milk products. If by chance you are outside and these products are not available, what would your next option.
I am doing fine. How about you?
PS - You could skip to address me as Sir, as I feel all are equal here.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 17
@shikharava It means that as you avoid taking spicy food, you do not have to look for options to sooth your mouth after taking spicy food.
I did not know that blue moon appears once in a while. 
Hope you are doing well.
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@shikharava (1838)
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26 Jul 17
@dpk262006 I agree my friend. And I don't usually consume spicy foods. It's very occasionally, once in a blue moon (*_*)
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 17
Ideally speaking we all should avoid spicy food, as it does more harm than good. It is wiser on your part to take yogurt after eating spicy food. If by chance yogurt is not available, what will be your next option?
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@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
26 Jul 17
@dpk262006 I guess ice cream then, and if this is not available then I will take some sugar. lol
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
@Nawsheen I know that you like ice cream and to get an opportunity to eat ice cream, you will first eat spicy food then would go for ice cream.
Sugar is the last and easiest option, which none of us would miss to use in case of problem with spicy food.
Sugar is the last and easiest option, which none of us would miss to use in case of problem with spicy food.1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
26 Jul 17
For me it means I chose only moderately spicy food. I do find that milk and/or creamy foods are the most soothing, like cheese. The oils in creamy foods dilute the spicy oils that burn your mouth.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 17
It is good to hear that you take moderately spicy food and if you feel burning sensation you go for milk or creamy food. I have no idea if consuming cheese also help sooth our mouth because cheese is already salty.
You are very right that oil in creamy food dilute the burning sensation. 
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
26 Jul 17
I can tolerate very spicy foods if that what is on the table, I like it if I have a choice although I don't necessarily look for it. If the burning sensation becomes too hard to bare, milk is the best remedy, not water.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
It sounds interesting that you could bear spicy food and if it is available on the dining table, you may go for it. Yes, you are right that instead of taking water, milk would be better option to sooth our mouth after consuming spicy food.
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
26 Jul 17
Of course I do. If it's too spicy , I take buttermilk .
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 17
@prashu228 Yes, you are right. I did not have an idea that you are a South Indian.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 17
I think it is a good idea to take butter milk after eating spicy food. If butter milk is not available what would be your next option?
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
26 Jul 17
@dpk262006 South Indians finish their meal with curd or buttermilk , so there's is no day that it won't be available. . other wise we always have sugar .. easily available..
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@Bodyandbrain (13797)
• Gurgaon, India
27 Jul 17
I like spicy food, but if it is too spicy and I need to soothe my mouth, I will eat sweet.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
I understand that you take spicy food occasionally and not regularly. It is fine if you eat sweet to sooth your mouth after eating spicy food, if sweets are not available, then what would be your next option?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
@Bodyandbrain - If you take water it could aggravate the burning sensation, it would be better to take some dairy product or even some sugar to sooth our mouth
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Aug 17
I do love spicy foods, but these days my stomach cannot seem to handle it anymore. So I don't eat super spicy foods anymore . . . and so my tongue has forgotten how to handle super spicy foods. But I will still eat mildly spicy . . . and no need for me to drink/eat anything with it to calm the effects . . . if it's that bad, I won't eat it at all. Normal water drinking with that kind of a meal is fine 
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
11 Aug 17
It is better that you do not take spicy food anymore, as you cannot withstand it as of now. . It is wiser on your part to take mildly spiced food so as not to feel uncomfortable after taking food.
. It is wiser on your part to take mildly spiced food so as not to feel uncomfortable after taking food. 1 person likes this
@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
16 Aug 17
@much2say If you miss spicy food, you could take it once in a while.
I like to have mildly spicy food. If it has lots of spices e.g. black pepper, red chilies or green chilies and I happen to eat it, hiccups start.
I like to have mildly spicy food. If it has lots of spices e.g. black pepper, red chilies or green chilies and I happen to eat it, hiccups start. 1 person likes this
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Aug 17
@dpk262006 Oh but I do love spicy . . . I miss a lot of it. How much spice can you stand?
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
I love spicy foods. I always would put hot sauce on my burger to make it hot. And when I order two pieces of fried chicken in a fast food, it is always the spicy variety.
No, I don't drink water. I just let it be in my mouth and eat a little rice to tame it if it is too spicy.
Though, it has to be not very spicy.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
22 Aug 17
@SIMPLYD I agree with you that it is better than drinking water.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
18 Aug 17
OH! You like to have spicy food and if it gets too spicy and you feel a kind of burning sensation, you take rice to calm yourself down. I think taking rice is a good idea.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
22 Aug 17
@dpk262006 Yes, it's better than drinking water.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
I think instead of water, taking juice is better option after consuming spicy food.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
@Shavkat They should be awarded some medal for the braveness.
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@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
27 Jul 17
@dpk262006 I do agree on that. Some local people in the province can eat spicy food without any water. I bow my head to them.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
Yes, you are very right that water does not help after spicy food, it in fact could aggravate the intensity of burning sensation. It is better to take warm tea or any milk product after consuming spicy food.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
@LadyDuck It means that your husband is lactose intolerance , therefore, Doctor has advised him not to take milk.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
27 Jul 17
@dpk262006 We do not drink milk, the doctor said that it's not good for my husband, so I avoid to buy milk. When I make spicy food I prepare tea.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
21 Aug 17
What would you like to have in non spicy food?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
I think some of the dishes were spicy, which I took on my visit to Kerala and some were normal that is to my taste.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
27 Jul 17
@dpk262006 Night food in fast food especially very spicy. And there are more spicy dishes here.
@Neiltarquin (1062)
• Rass, Saudi Arabia
31 Jul 17
I love spicy food... It's either I'd prepare my food spicy or put hot sauce on it. My family don't like spicy food, so if we're together, I'd just eat chilies instead of mixing it to my food...
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
1 Aug 17
Welcome to mylot.
When you eat spicy food, do you feel burning sensation in your mouth and how do you sooth your mouth?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
2 Aug 17
@Neiltarquin It seems that you have lots of power and strength to withstand the stinginess of spices.
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@Neiltarquin (1062)
• Rass, Saudi Arabia
1 Aug 17
@dpk262006
I still feel the heat but its not that much. For me it's like an added flavoring to my meal...
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
25 Sep 17
Do you feel burning sensation in your mouth after taking spicy food? If yes, how do you calm yourself?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
25 Sep 17
@rubyriaz007 What kind of sweets do you prefer to take?
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Jul 17
In my country everywhere has different taste. Some like spicy food and some like salty food etc. In my city we prefer to light flavor food and we don't have much salty and spicy food. But the people in my city are famous for eating. We like to try different food and therefore I like spicy food although it is not our local food.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
You mean to say that you do not generally take spicy food but sometimes you take it. Do you face burning sensation, when you take spicy food? And what do you do to sooth your mouth to get rid of burning sensation?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
31 Jul 17
@youless I think in case you have taken spicy food, milk is the better option to sooth your mouth, instead of water. Water does not help much.
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Jul 17
@dpk262006 Yes, sometimes I will try spicy food. Of course I will feel so spicy but usually I bear it. Sometimes I will just drink water. If the feeling is so bad, then I will drink milk as it will make me feel less spicy.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
Does it mean that you could bear spicy food?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
@vandana7 I agree with you that for the sake of your health, you should start cutting down because our health is important than tasty things.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
27 Jul 17
@dpk262006 .. I love it...but I am getting old, so I better start cutting down, right?
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@yugocean (9963)
• India
21 Sep 17
Yes I like spicy food , but not love it, because it all depends on the variety of sources and their type. For example black pepper is a spice, and good for throat. Also without salt, all spicy food will taste sour, but I prefer sendha namak or black salt rather than table salt which is commonly used in market.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
21 Sep 17
Do you feel burning sensation in your mouth after taking spicy food? If yes, how do you calm yourself?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
25 Sep 17
@yugocean Water does not help much, it could even make you more restless, you better go for sweets or some milk products.
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@yugocean (9963)
• India
22 Sep 17
@dpk262006 chilly is burning sensation, normally I enjoy, but if it is too much, then I drink water or /and have some sweet to calm it .
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
26 Jul 17
When you take spicy food, what do you take next to sooth your mouth?
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
@ilocosboy It means you have the capacity to bear the burning sensation of spicy food.
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@cancergirl (918)
• Beijing, China
27 Jul 17
I don't like spicy food because it stimulates my stomach, I prefer lighter foods
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jul 17
What kind of light foods do you prefer to take?
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