Comments on: 4 Amazing Things Chili Peppers Can Do

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:37:07 +0000

“They can also make good music. *rim shot*

I had to….

posted by Barbara on 2-6-2010 at 4:56 am ”

NICE!

@Anita Capsaicin also has anti-bacterial properties. In colder climates food could be kept from spoiling because it would freeze. (I’m assuming the reason why we use freezers and refrigerators today to keep food.)But in hot climates (usually those near the Equator) they didn’t have the luxury of cold weather to keep their food fresh. Hence they used peppers (and I think lime juice and stuff like that) to keep their food fresh. Since hot food is prescribed in, say, Mexican or Guatemalan food society learns to eat them and enjoy them even if an American thinks it’s way spicy. Kind of like how stuff like ants become delicacies in other tribes.

But I certainly love Mexican food with just a little bit of heat and lime and cilantro! Though I’m getting used to Tabasco more and more. I love it in soups, especially ramen.

By: sue

sue — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 07:06:44 +0000

john q, those peppers are called ‘bird chillies’. that’s damn hotm only spicy food junkies munching on them

By: Wiles

Wiles — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:12:47 +0000

Interesting stuff, didn’t know chili peppers repelled barnacles. They are ineffective at repelling sharks though.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:06:38 +0000

mri, that’s the funniest classification system I’ve ever heard for eating chili peppers! Thanks for the giggle.

By: john q

john q — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:53:16 +0000

i really like the little red peppers that are about half an inch to an inch in length. don’t know what they’re called but they are HOT

By: John

John — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:51:51 +0000

I disagree that humans are the only ones that eat chili peppers. I have a dog that eats peppers when I give her some. Granted she is kinda werid.

By: dirk alan

dirk alan — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:25:10 +0000

on the toilet put an anvil on your lap. remain seated till wheel stop. hasta lumbago.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:22:56 +0000

They are also used in Africa to keep elephants and other large herbivores out of the fields…elephants don’t like the taste, so we grind them up, mix a little water in, and spray it over the plants. Viola! Instant munchie repellant!

By: wboenig

wboenig — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:55:49 +0000

Anita asks “Is there anything to the pattern of warm climate areas (i.e. India, Mexico) eating more spicy foods?”

Yes. Not only do chile peppers grow better in warm climates, but the origin of adding spices to foods comes from the need to cover up the taste of spoilage due to a lack of refrigeration.

By: RIchard Y

RIchard Y — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:59:01 +0000

@mehmeh–the article states that humans are the only mammals who indulge in chiles. birds aren’t mammals, so parrots and mockingbirds are excluded.