“How many corner could it be?” one say of pepper You know the regret you get the moment you take a bite. Now there is no turning back, and at that moment all you think about is getting rid of the pain. Especially if you’re in a group meal, your red eyes and your little coughing fits that you bring up will show how difficult you are.

Meanwhile reflexive to drink water You can get up. While you may think it will be good psychologically, the truth is that you feel pretty good painful -it was intentional- will turn out and you will see that the water has made the situation worse than it is. So what should we do then?

First, let’s take a brief look at how bitter foods burn our mouths.

Or to be more specific, it’s in our mouth burning feeling Let’s see why it appeared. Here, different chemicals come into play for different foods. The most common is in hot peppers. capsaicin is a chemical. Well, there are foods that are hot even though there is no pepper. Wasabi and mustard can be an example of this.

These include an oil compound called allyl isothiocyanate (AITC). That’s why we saw it in the hot pepper eating challenges that were once very popular. Scoville These foods are not included in the table. These are measured separately because mustard alone has a fairly broad ‘bitter’ scale.

Let’s get back to capsaicin while we’re on the topic of cayenne pepper.

When you eat cayenne pepper, this oil-based chemical is a chemical on your tongue that senses temperature changes. with thermoreceptors (or roughly with that area) reacts chemically. As a result, we are all familiar with it burning feeling it occurs.

Okay, we’ve managed to burn our mouths so far, and we’re in pain. What to do now?

Let’s repeat what we learned. capsaicin oil based a chemical. We also know that oil does not mix well with water. These two liquids do not mix. Therefore, the water we drink on capsaicin cannot dissolve it. Just capsaicin instead spread over a wider area it causes. This means more burning sensation.

What then is the difference between water and products such as milk and ice cream that we see recommended everywhere?

Athletes in particular will know this well in milk casein contains a protein. It is even sold as an additional protein source for athletes. Capsaicin, which causes a burning sensation in our tongue when we eat bitter foods, oil soluble It is a chemical and there is fat in milk.

In this way, casein dissolves capsaicin and breaks the connection with the thermoreceptors in our tongue, eliminating the sensation of pain. Of course, for this to work, you need to make sure your dairy product contains casein.

of ice Since it is also a dairy product, it should not surprise you that it has a milky effect. So if you’re going to try a bitter dish that you’re not sure you can handle, it makes more sense to have milk with you instead of water.

“I can’t drink milk“There is a solution for those who say. In addition to milk, soft drinks and foods such as carbohydrate-rich bread can also relieve pain.