I've been making more and more of my own hot sauce lately. Most times, I make it hotter than my previous batch. The last batch had a couple ghost peppers in it and while eating through a jar (with hummus and pita), I hit a big chunk of Bhut and, for me, it was REALLY hot. I had to put it down and my mouth was on fire.
For reference, the sauces I've made recently clock in roughly at the 60,000 - 80,000 Scoville unit range (estimate from ingredients, referenced commercial sauces with similar ingredients, etc.)
The next day, I decided it was time to eat something spicy again (we are a masochistic bunch, aren't we?). I went to my "medium" sauce which is likely around 25,000 SHU. Immediately upon eating some, my lips and gums felt numb; sort of like the shot of novocaine one gets at the dentist's office. It did not 'feel' spicy to me, just numbing.
72 hours went by with much of the same. Anytime I would eat anything spicy, even things that aren't that spicy like Siracha (rooster) sauce, there would be localized numbness in my mouth and far less to zero burning/fiery sensation.
Now 4 days later, I don't get the numbing nearly as much (I'd say at least 90% reduced). My sensation of taste has fully returned, yet things that week ago seemed very spicy, don't really feel that 'hot' anymore.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this or anything similar? It feels like upon ingesting something *very* spicy, above and beyond what I usually eat, has "reset" my taste buds/capsaicin receptors/etc.
Thanks in advance for your input!!
For reference, the sauces I've made recently clock in roughly at the 60,000 - 80,000 Scoville unit range (estimate from ingredients, referenced commercial sauces with similar ingredients, etc.)
The next day, I decided it was time to eat something spicy again (we are a masochistic bunch, aren't we?). I went to my "medium" sauce which is likely around 25,000 SHU. Immediately upon eating some, my lips and gums felt numb; sort of like the shot of novocaine one gets at the dentist's office. It did not 'feel' spicy to me, just numbing.
72 hours went by with much of the same. Anytime I would eat anything spicy, even things that aren't that spicy like Siracha (rooster) sauce, there would be localized numbness in my mouth and far less to zero burning/fiery sensation.
Now 4 days later, I don't get the numbing nearly as much (I'd say at least 90% reduced). My sensation of taste has fully returned, yet things that week ago seemed very spicy, don't really feel that 'hot' anymore.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this or anything similar? It feels like upon ingesting something *very* spicy, above and beyond what I usually eat, has "reset" my taste buds/capsaicin receptors/etc.
Thanks in advance for your input!!
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