Nope, I don't get a bitter aftertaste, usually fruity or slightly sweet. But on some of the hotter peppers, there is a bitter stream of fire outa my ears. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Holm" <bholm@yahoo.com> To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 6:51 AM Subject: [CH] Bitter fire > > Hi all. It has been a while. You probably don't remember me - I lurked from > '96 to early '99 - but I remember many of you. I just re-subscribed 'cuz I > missed the list a lot. It's great to be back reading about chiles everyday, > but I have a problem. > Whenever I eat hot peppers they leave a bitter aftertaste in my mouth. I > love the heat and the flavor of the pepper, but the bitter aftertaste slows me > down a lot. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it my brain's way of > stopping me from eating hot things? Could I be tasting the cap left in my > mouth by the peppers? Do I just have to deal with the bitterness to enjoy the > peppers? > > -Ben > bholm@yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/