eating spicy food

does anyone elses nose run when they eat spicy food?

i just thought of it because i was eating really spicy nachos and sniffling up a storm. it happens when i eat too fast as well.

i've never seen this happen to anyone else...maybe i'm just weird.

god, if i ever get asked to a date at an indian restaurant, i'm fucked. :tongue:

 

Mine does too.

I have terrible sinuses.

 

i'm glad i'm not the only one.

 

Depends on how spicy.

When it's real spicy, everyone does. That's a natural reflex to spicy foods.

Hell, I've been in habanero eating contests and cried like a baby. Tears just pouring down my nose, nose running, cheeks bright pink.

It's wonderful really.

 

but what evolutional purpose would that serve?

nature can be weird.

 

The very nature of something being spicy stimulates the sinuses. Theres a more complicated answer, but it's basically the same thing except more complex.

Spice in foods evolved as a defense mechanism. We've just developed a taste for that.

 

yes, that has happened to me before



and I flaunt it

 

ahh. that would make sense.

 

nothing sexier than snot.

 

mmmm spiciness

 

i LOOOOOOOOOOOVE spicy food... i put hot sauce on everything including eggs, pasta, pizza, spaghetti...
i love how it clears the sinuses
oh and when i eat sushi i use an assload of wasabi and its amazing...
actually whenever i think of hot wings i automatically begin to salivate... totally Pavlov's dog style

 

My stomach growled after reading the sushi part. Yum.

 

mmmmmmm i think i will get sushi tomorrow

 

Mine does not, but then again I have spend long times in India and other parts of Asia.

 

That sounds excellent.

You a fan of Ika? (squid) I think salmon might be my favorite. And then I wash it all down with some rice booze.

Lemme know how it goes.

 

yes, i like it all... especially unagi (freshwater eel)
a place i love around here has a tempura salmon and avocado roll that is sooooooo insane...omg.. i wish i had one right now

such good fish here... one benefit of living by the coast near a large bay!

 

Damn, that Tempura salmon and avocado thing would rock my world.

You can get pretty decent fish here, but it comes at a premium. I miss living by the coast.

Actually come to think of it, I think the crab (kani) might be my favorite. I feel cheapened when I get fake crab though.

 

i want some sushi now

 

Lucky Bird! Were you leisure traveling, on business, or in the military?

 

be careful asking bird questions like that, he starts quivering, then he throws breakable items acros the room, and he often ends these episodes by kicking dogs and cats