Suppose you enjoy preparing your Jalapeno treats yourself; in that case, I must warn you, "exercise caution when cutting these "hotties"; because if you don't, your eyes, nose, and skin will have to pay the price.
If you would rather sit somewhere where it's cozy (like a restaurant or a Jalapeno specialty spot and enjoy your "hotties"), then you don't have to worry about feeling the after-cutting burn. You just have to deal with a mouthful of fire.
Just make sure you order a carton or glass of milk, yogurt, or some dairy ice cream. Yes, it has to be dairy! The casein found in dairy can help wash the capsaicin away.
If somehow you have long opted out of consuming dairy products, due to lactose intolerance or for some other reason, go with a glass of lemonade. A few wedges of lime, lemon, or citrus fruit may also help to neutralize the capsaicin by binding with them, kind of similar to what dairy can do. You can also try washing out your mouth with warm water.
Just swish the water around your mouth a few times before spitting it out to remove the capsaicin from the tongue. Forget about water, soda, alcohol, or alcoholic beverages; they can't help put out the fire in your mouth. It's like using fire to fight fire!
Studies show that beverages with carbonation such as soda, seltzer water, and beer predictably performed poorly at reducing the burn of capsaicin.
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