Free Safety Tip

[kent_allard_jr]

Hey, kids! Here's a safety tip: If you've had a few bites of raw jalapeño, do NOT wash your mouth out with Listerine afterwards. It's a painful combination!

Comments

[arcane-the-sage.livejournal.com]

As someone who has done that more times than most can count let me just say that you get use to it after a while.

[kent-allard-jr.livejournal.com]

You regularly drink Listerine while eating raw jalapeños?

[arcane-the-sage.livejournal.com]

I love spicy food and use to pop Thai peppers for fun. Since Listerine is what I use daily it meant that I often encountered the same experience you are describing. Kim chi for dinner can also be interesting if you take a swig of listerine soon afterwards.

[madredhead.livejournal.com]

To neutralize jalapenos drink milk…

[kent-allard-jr.livejournal.com]

Sadly no milk in the house! And by the time I got to the store, looking for milk or (even better) ice cream, the crisis had already passed. I'll be sure to have some, though, the next time I go on any Adventures in Pepper Eating...

[madredhead.livejournal.com]

Pepto bismol will work in a pinch… so will miracle whip, mayo, yogurt, cottage cheese… ah the list goes on and on… oh yes beer works too, well only if you are already drunk.

[drcpunk.livejournal.com]

I did something similar at WorldCon. Had the tinyest possible taste of mnemex's Amaretto -- the stuff he soaked the jalapenos in -- literally dipping the tip of a finger in and licking the finger. Five minutes later, it still hurt, so I took some bread. Gradually, my mouth settled down.

Then, I took a swallow of Mexican honey wine, and it woke everything up again. Yowch.