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By Chef Diane
My grandfather put tobaccos sauce on everything. There was a big bottle of the stuff on the
table at every meal, even breakfast. My
father recently told me that my grandfather started eating it and putting it on
the food, to keep the other people in his family out of his food. I can understand that, the men in my family
are very territorial when it comes to protecting their food!
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I on the other hand, cannot eat spicy food. Not only does it burn my mouth, but it also
closes up my throat, and keeps me from breathing. It takes a long time to recover after eating
something with spices on it. I can
tolerate a little black pepper on scrambled eggs, but, that’s about it.
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My son on the other hand must have inherited my
grandfather's palate. He loves hot and
spicy food, and searches the world over for the hottest spice to add to his
meals. He found a jar of some spice, it
was a red sauce. He could only put one
drop on his plate, and then lightly dip the food in it before it burned a hole
in the plate. I’m always scared to eat
something he cooks, he likes to sneak in some spices then too.
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People have been adding spices to their food for over
6000 years. Hot foods can actually be
very good for you because of their medicinal and antimicrobial properties.
Garlic, chilies, onions, allspice, and oregano all kill bacteria and make food
safer to consume according to punchbowl.com.
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Today is International Hot and Spicy Food Day, so if you
can tolerate some hot spices, then today is your day! Me, I think I will just scramble some eggs
and sprinkle a little black pepper on top and have a big tall glass of ice
water nearby to put out the fire.
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