Interesting slices of life
Reducing chilli burn
hen you ingest a curry that’s a little too hot for comfort, what do you do? Researchers have found the answer. For the research, subjects drank a spicy Bloody Mary mix, containing capsaicin. Immediately after swallowing, they rated the initial burn. Then, they drank either purified water, cola, a cherry-flavoured cordial, soda water, non-alcoholic beer, skim milk and whole milk. Participants continued to rate
