Can you really build a tolerance for wicked hot peppers?

[b*saint]

So I cut up and put a whole habenaro in my stir fry and im dying! How can people build a tolerance for this?

[KenC]

A whole fresh Habañero is hot for everyone haha.
I've done the Man vs Food habenero fritter challenge from the Portland episode. My picture is on the wall. Worst decision I've ever made. Flaming diarrhea and vomiting ensued a few agonizing hours later.

Quit being a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles and get a Ghost Chili.

[ck_taft325is]

A whole fresh Habañero is hot for everyone haha.
I've done the Man vs Food habenero fritter challenge from the Portland episode. My picture is on the wall. Worst decision I've ever made. Flaming diarrhea and vomiting ensued a few agonizing hours later.

Quit being a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles and get a Ghost Chili.

No shit.

[mrsleeve]

I love hot foods and peppers...........................................


But, depending on how hot it is, that stuff does not love me back. Anywhere from 20mins to 12 hours latter IT WANTS OUT, and it WANTS OUT NOW.

[b*saint]

SO after just having the stomach bug I probably shouldn't finish my whole meal? It was one habenero and 2 jalapeños and it was sauteed in a pan for a while mixed with non spicy stuff like garlic, red onions, orange pepper, and chicken strips.

What are those habenero fritters?

[b*saint]

This you?

[KenC]

LOL no, but that's the place. The salsa (read: puréed Habañeros) is the worst part.

[ck_taft325is]

Damn man. Respect.

[Fusion]

[b*saint]

There is a better one that shows his reaction. He takes it like a man.

[Joe G]

I won the Buffalo wild wings blazin challenge with 15sec to spare. I was miserable but did it.

I tried the hot wing challenge at Cluck You in NJ...i ate 2 wings and almost died. Stomach felt like it was on fire. Poo burned so bad i had to aloe my butt hole. Not a nice thing to have happen at work.

[tonywonder]

i had a raw habanero fresh from the plant and it was the worst. i thought i was having a heart attack. everything "spicy" i ate after that was so not. so i think the answer to the tolerance is yes. if u eat a ghost pepper and live i bet a jabanero will taste equivalent to a jalapeno.

[emoshun]

Start small, like with Sriracha and work your way up. Once you can eat Sriracha on everything/anything in any amount and it's not hot to you, +1 on the capsaicin scale.

Look for specialty hot sauces that you know are hot, yet flavorful because you want to enjoy the taste and overcome the burn. Try this one, Ring of Fire XX Habañero. It has a great smokey garlic flavor nestled within the burn.

Then you can graduate to making a pico de gallo with fresh cut up habañeros, jalapeños, and serrano's. Let it marinate in the fridge overnight in the lime juice and salt.

Get some nice tortilla chips, and see how much you can eat!

[b*saint]

habañeros is the incorrect way to spell it.

"It is sometimes misspelled (and mispronounced) habañero—the diacritical mark being added as a hyperforeignism." - Wikipedia

[KenC]

I won the Buffalo wild wings blazin challenge with 15sec to spare. I was miserable but did it.

I tried the hot wing challenge at Cluck You in NJ...i ate 2 wings and almost died. Stomach felt like it was on fire. Poo burned so bad i had to aloe my butt hole. Not a nice thing to have happen at work.

That Blazin challenge doesn't sound too bad. I'd be more worried about eating 12 wings that quickly. That and the Blazin sauce isn't that great.