A lesson before I get on the road

[anagramofbrat]

There are two culinary areas where West Indians do. Not. Play. I've talked often about the baked goods... Sugar (and sometimes lots of rum) is srs bzns.

The other thing is the hot sauce. I promised cell23 I'd pack him some of Dads, and just to make sure I had the right stuff I touched my pinky to it, then to my tongue. Yeah, pro tip: this was a bad idea. My pinky AND my mouth are burning. I'm reminded of the time Roy Sr unwittingly poured this stuff all over a plate of food since he didn't believe us when when we said this stuff was _hot_ and we all just watched him snickering when he took two bites, turned a shade of red blackfolk should never turn, and bolted for the kitchen for about a gallon of cold water.

Could be worse... Could have rubbed an eye.

Hitting the road. Catch y'all on the flip.

ETA: four hours, two states and at least two handwashings later I unwittingly stuck the same pinky in my mouth... IT STILL BURNS OH GOD fucking capzaisin

Comments

*snicker*

[gwenlianna.livejournal.com]

coulda had to pee...

[maps-or-guitars.livejournal.com]

Mouth? Eyes? Could be worse. A woman who used to be an elljay friend of mine told a story about the time she made out with her boyfriend right after dude was making salsa AAAAAAAAND yep.

[head58.livejournal.com]

Rub your hands with baking soda or some other base to get the burning to go away.

And what's the name of the sauce? I must look for it now!

[harinezumi.livejournal.com]

The only downside of having curry so good that it brings tears to your eyes is the fact that you end up getting the urge to wipe them off. With you hand. Yeah.

[kshandra]

I think gridlore just fell in love.