If bell peppers aren’t spicy, then why does it burn to eat them?
Friday, May 14th, 2010
My husband loves spicy food, jalapeños and what not. I grew up without eating much spicy food. Taco Bell was about as hot as it got. But he’s always trying to get me to try new things. He often cooks various peppers and jalapeños and just being here when he cooks, I start coughing and my sinuses begin pouring. I finally tried something he made and he didn’t use any spices, just regular bell peppers. He said they don’t have capsaicin so they’re not spicy. But just as I took a bite, my mouth was immediately on fire, my sinuses were pouring, I was sweating and I felt like my throat was closing. Not closing real bad, but it just felt weird. I was coughing and I couldn’t eat anymore. But I didn’t swell up or anything. So why would I react this way if they’re supposedly not spicy? He thinks I might be allergic but I don’t really think so. I mean, maybe, but maybe I just have really sensitive taste buds?
The Scoville scale says they have no heat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale
