I'm writing to report that when I spend hours exposed to sun, my capsaicin tolerance is GREATLY decreased. I noticed this last month, but decided to replicate the experiment before being 100% certain of the phenomenon:
I came home from fishing in the sun and one of my Aji Cerezas which I normally tolerate without any problems at all, was instantly unbearable. My tongue felt like I just bit into a Bhut! I replicated this situation three more times, and each time, ether my Aji Cerezas or my Superchiles felt like the SHUs were multiplied by 15. Peppers from the same batches remain tolerable when I haven't just come back from spending hours in the sun.
Has anybody else experienced this?
I'm guessing that I was a little dehydrated and something about the state caused some protective layer on my tongue to be much thinner. After biting into the Peppers, the tip of my tongue felt as if it were cut, but it wasn't.
Does my theory make sense, or does anybody have a different scientific explanation?
I came home from fishing in the sun and one of my Aji Cerezas which I normally tolerate without any problems at all, was instantly unbearable. My tongue felt like I just bit into a Bhut! I replicated this situation three more times, and each time, ether my Aji Cerezas or my Superchiles felt like the SHUs were multiplied by 15. Peppers from the same batches remain tolerable when I haven't just come back from spending hours in the sun.
Has anybody else experienced this?
I'm guessing that I was a little dehydrated and something about the state caused some protective layer on my tongue to be much thinner. After biting into the Peppers, the tip of my tongue felt as if it were cut, but it wasn't.
Does my theory make sense, or does anybody have a different scientific explanation?