This left me wondering...

Yum, Karla. That seems delicious. My stomach is made of iron; I can handle that ;)

Abed,

I am not a fan of Feijoada. Most people like it but I don't eat pork, bacon, etc.

Now I'm just getting hungry. I want warm, spicy food.

...or I guess I could just have Fruit Loops again.

Yes, me too; I don't eat pigs, but I guess it won't affect the taste if it's removed from the dish? XD

I'm in need of KFC crispy strips nowwwwww.. want a bite, Sib?

^^ Sounds like my kind of food. Chilli peppers sharpen the brain, keep you awake, improve your s.. appetite, and perhaps if you were Irish, cause you to sweat on your face......

The capsaicin in chilli peppers stimulates the taste bud nerves sending two messages to the brain: 'I am an intense stimulus,' and 'I am warm', in addition to burning your tongue. Guess what happens next.... the physical reactions of heat, including vasodilation (I think that could have happened to Jbieber), sweating and flushing (Irish syndrome). But, to me, I need my peppers to be able to work and spill some humor at the end of the day.

(http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-is-it-that-eating-spi

http://happyher.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-use-Jalapeno-Chili-Peppers-for-Better-Sex)

Some may disagree. But, this is a satirical thread, anyway. :)

Birds are not affected by capsaicin. They will eat chilis all the livelong day.

Very true, din't know this before. Wondered why? Found the answer here:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1857/are-birds-immune-to-hot-pepper-enabling-them-to-eat-vast-amounts-and-spread-the-seeds

But, we discriminating and evolved mammalian species do love some chillies.

Capsaicin being an irritant to our taste buds, makeds them"hot" so the brain releases painkilling endorphins, akin to morphine, to counteract the pain (burnt tongue). Endorphins are the nerve cells/brain's pleasure giving natural peptides (hormones) - no wonder we eat chilies because it feels soooo good, and some of us can't stop - I guess a form of morphine addiction.

Now, now! it reminds me of a comment on a particular winning poem hotter than the Scoville scale for chilli peppers, that went unpraised, must be a bird who had no taste buds :)

I don't like to eat hot spicy food much because they reign over the other tastes. And I think I heard my biology teacher say that if you eat lots of spicy food in your life, you'll end up losing a big percentage of your tasting abilities when you become old and grey.

Pepper is not the only example of selective immunity.

Apple seeds have trace amounts of cyanide. We can process the seeds without harm because
1 they have a tough membrane that allows them to pass through the system &
2 we can process small amounts of cyanide.

On the other hand, field mice, which would have to nibble the seeds to eat them, are proportionately greater affected by the dosage found in apple seeds.
Natural selection eliminates those field mice that insist on an apple seed diet.

ABED: Take it from one who doesn't believe it's hot unless you sweat & your throat closes up: after 62 years I still taste all my food. My weight PROVES it.