argument: we normally think of five flavors (salty, savory, sour, sweet, bitter) but without spicy the meal is not complete. shit, some people consider slimy a flavor and that’s fair.
i’ve eaten the peppers but never gotten the numbing people told me i was supposed to get to that’s why i’ve been confused relating specifically to szechuan peppers my entire adult life
argument: we normally think of five flavors (salty, savory, sour, sweet, bitter) but without spicy the meal is not complete. shit, some people consider slimy a flavor and that’s fair.
There’s also menthol and whatever compound is in Szechuan pepper.
OMG, now I’m craving Mapo Tofu.
i ran out of coffee beans and tea just doesn’t cut it are we talking a different spicy? is it that numbing effect some people get?
Numbing kind of, but it more feels like vibration or “buzzing”, it’s hard to describe
Built-in vibrator?
i’ve eaten the peppers but never gotten the numbing people told me i was supposed to get to that’s why i’ve been confused relating specifically to szechuan peppers my entire adult life