Piping Hot
By allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
Philippines
March 22, 2021 9:28pm CST
I always hate it when I'm so hungry and the food I get is piping hot... it prolongs my agony and most of the time, I'll be too stupid to realize it and still have a mouthful of food... only to regret it because my mouth gets burned eating piping hot food. More agony for me!!! LOL!!! Exactly what happened to me this breakfast as I try to wolf down freshly-cooked beef strips with fried rice.
Anyway, the term 'piping hot' means very hot and usually refers to food. To use it in a sentence, 'The pie that they served during the fair was piping hot!'.
You get my drift... lol!!! Anyway, the origin of the term is from Scotland and this idiomatic expression alludes to something that is so hot that it makes a whistling and sizzling sound similar to that made by high-pitched musical instruments.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
Same but sometimes I consume it like there's no tomorrow so I get burned.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
@rakski if it does, you burn your mouth!
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
Well, I guess those hot meals are good to ensure that it is safe to eat since hot meals mean that bacteria growth in those temperatures is minimal to 0%. But the thing is you cannot just consume it right away or you'll get to burn your tongue in the process.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
What I hate is when the rice is hot. It's the viand that I like hot but not so hot.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
True and for some reason, a hot rice takes looooonnnnnggggggg time to cool down.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
29 Mar 21
@porwest first time I've heard of that. Too funny.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
28 Mar 21
@allen0187 When people blow on their food we generally say, "You are just mind effing yourself. It's really not cooling your food." lol
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
Yup, that is the general sentiment here in this thread.
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@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
23 Mar 21
@allen0187 I love fajitas and I am craving too.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Mar 21
Thank you for sharing this story.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
You are most welcome. It ain't compelling but it serves its purpose.
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@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Mar 21
@allen0187 You are correct.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
I don't like my food piping hot, too. 
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@kaylachan (57687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Mar 21
Waiting for food to cool can be quite the royal pain.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
23 Mar 21
Sometimes, I do not have the patience to wait for the food to cool down.
