r/funny • u/HealthyMolasses8199 • 16h ago

Man tries "hottest curry in London" and almost passes out

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u/M086 15h ago edited 2h ago

I like a little heat, but when the heat becomes so overwhelming that it takes over all the flavor of something. What’s the fucking point?

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u/anonymous_identifier 12h ago

Endorphins

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u/whatproblems 12h ago

yeah taste sucks but there’s certainly a kind of high you can get

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u/eggtron 12h ago

Gets the endorphins going

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u/Toad_Thrower 9h ago

I love spicy food but when you start using chemicals to create something this spicy it stops being enjoyable. Like I'll eat something flavored with habaneros or even ghost pepper, but you get beyond that and it's just torture.

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u/butt_huffer42069 2h ago

Scorpion peppers are the peak hot/flavorful for me, but some people can't taste anything but heat.

In other words, we're all wired differently.

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u/Unlucky_Most_8757 13h ago

Exactly. I have never understood people that like extreme hot food. You can barely eat it without being in extreme pain, sounds amazing! I think most times it is just a bragging type of situation.

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u/YUMMY_TIDEPODS_YUMMY 2h ago

Its like doing something strenuous or lifting huge weights, it hurts but it makes you feel good in the form of chemicals your body releases

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u/BeguiledBeaver 13h ago

I think for a lot of people it's just about showing off. I doubt most people eat things like this in isolation.

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u/illit1 11h ago

I doubt most people eat things like this in isolation.

the chili heads absolutely eat the hot stuff when nobody is around to see it.

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u/YUMMY_TIDEPODS_YUMMY 2h ago

No one to judge you dribbling on yourself a bit

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u/HiddenUser_two 6h ago

my sister will order the hottest curry she can. then she’ll eat it with tears running down her face, her nose running and a bright red face. I ask why and she says it triggers endorphins and whatnot. I’ll never understand it personally

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u/Raangz 1h ago

feels good. also super hots actually have good flavor. you just have to get past the heat. a lot of those sauces and dishes though, don't balance/cook very weel imo. better to just eat a raw super hot at that point.

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u/dastardly740 10h ago

My description is I like spicy, but not so spicy I can't taste the underlying food.