Rising Hegemon
Then a few of us got too god-damned thin, and far more of us got too damn fat.
Now when you look around food isn't even about enjoyment. It's about goddamned torture.
It's either for eating in mass beyond the limits of human endurance, or an implement of torture.
One way or another it's about food as punishment, and it gets more disturbing all the time:
The Naga Viper chilli packs an astonishing 1,359,000 on the Scoville scale, which measures heat by the presence of the chemical compound capsaicin.
Experts at Warwick University carried out tests on the chilli and officially declared it the hottest.
It beat competition from the ferocious Bhut Jolokia pod - the previous holder - to take the title of the world’s hottest chilli in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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It's not punishment -- these help my hair grow. And it needs all the help it can get.
It is all about the endorphins, just like that other modern form of torture, jogging.
Wouldn't it be cool if they invented a "meal pill" that could give you the nutrition of a meal AND somehow fill your stomach? Then we wouldn't have to waste time with this "food" business.
To start with, mashed potatoes should never be served with pot roast. It would be redundant. Try using a bottle of a decent red wine and a couple of jalepenos in the liquid. Only add the potatoes and veggies at the end. They should be cooked not mush. Serve with fresh baked bread and you have extreme comfort food.
And that's chiles, assholes, not "chillis."
Gonna have to look for those Naga Vipers, yum.
There's something psychedelic about really hot peppers - don't knock it till you've tried it.
BTW, to cut the hot, bread, rice, etc. beats hell out of water.... (This hint will help you appreciate the Tiger Cry at that great thai restaurant.)
Somebody's getting really cranky these days.
we ate on a dare in grade school. actually i was a prudent child.
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