I'm taking an independent study class, so once a week I meet one-on-one with the instructor to review what I've done and get direction for the next week. Told him about the forum, and he said he loves hot spicy food. I told him I'd bring some spicy stuff. First brought him some of my grilled rum-pepper-pineapple, and he loved that. Today, brought a jar of AJ's fatalii puree - along with a bag of Cheetos and a spoon. I gave the guy fair warning, of course, but he said he was up to it. Told him to take a Cheeto and a tiny dip into the puree as a starter.
He said "oh my god, that's hot. It's good, it's really good, but it's really hot."
I smiled and leaned the bag of Cheetos his way. He took one, and made a slightly bigger dip into the puree.
"Wow. That's really hot."
I smiled and offered another Cheeto.
"That really burns. That really burns."
I told him the Cheetos were actually helping to absorb the capsaicin, so he hadn't yet had the full experience, smiled, and gave him the spoon.
Well, gotta give the guy credit - he went for it. Not a big spoonful, of course, but still, straight fatalii puree.
Put some in his mouth, then his head jerked forward as his eyes did the wild "holy-cow-what-did-I-just-do-to-myself" look.
Then he squinted and coughed, and coughed some more.
He opened his eyes and looked at me, and opened his mouth as if to say something. Then he closed his mouth. Then he opened it. Then he closed it.
Kind of looked like a fish with big bugger-eyes.
I offered the bag of Cheetos, which he promptly grabbed and then wolfed down a couple handfuls.
Then he grabbed a tissue, wiped his upper lip, and blew his nose. "I'm sweating from that."
Then I took a big Cheeto, made a big dip into the puree, and popped it into my mouth and slowly chewed it.
He said "you wouldn't do that much on a spoon."
I raised an eyebrow, pulled out another spoon, plunged it into the puree, and put the spoonful into my mouth.
After swallowing it, I told him I've been eating the stuff like it was candy for a couple of weeks now.
The look on his face was priceless!
He said "oh my god, that's hot. It's good, it's really good, but it's really hot."
I smiled and leaned the bag of Cheetos his way. He took one, and made a slightly bigger dip into the puree.
"Wow. That's really hot."
I smiled and offered another Cheeto.
"That really burns. That really burns."
I told him the Cheetos were actually helping to absorb the capsaicin, so he hadn't yet had the full experience, smiled, and gave him the spoon.
Well, gotta give the guy credit - he went for it. Not a big spoonful, of course, but still, straight fatalii puree.
Put some in his mouth, then his head jerked forward as his eyes did the wild "holy-cow-what-did-I-just-do-to-myself" look.
Then he squinted and coughed, and coughed some more.
He opened his eyes and looked at me, and opened his mouth as if to say something. Then he closed his mouth. Then he opened it. Then he closed it.
Kind of looked like a fish with big bugger-eyes.
I offered the bag of Cheetos, which he promptly grabbed and then wolfed down a couple handfuls.
Then he grabbed a tissue, wiped his upper lip, and blew his nose. "I'm sweating from that."
Then I took a big Cheeto, made a big dip into the puree, and popped it into my mouth and slowly chewed it.
He said "you wouldn't do that much on a spoon."
I raised an eyebrow, pulled out another spoon, plunged it into the puree, and put the spoonful into my mouth.
After swallowing it, I told him I've been eating the stuff like it was candy for a couple of weeks now.
The look on his face was priceless!