# Hot & Spicy Food

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 8, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987 "2010-07-08T17:45:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnt037](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@johnt037](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnt037)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987/1 "2010-07-08T17:45:19Z")

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If anybody (especiall Thai) has ever eaten Hot & Spicy Food Thai food, they would tell you that the best thing to eat to cool your mouth down (especially after eating a Thai pepper) is lettuce and/or cucumbers. These really do work!

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Link to column: [Why water won’t help after eating spicy hot food - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/310/why-water-wont-help-after-eating-spicy-hot-food)

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987/2 "2010-07-09T05:20:57Z")

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No they don’t. At least, not for me. But I have heard that old saw before.

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**Author:** ![dermadhatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@dermadhatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dermadhatter)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987/3 "2010-07-09T06:18:57Z")

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I have found that refried beans really put out the fires in your mouth. Of course, this mainly works in Mexican food places since you would be unlikely to obtain refried beans in a seafood place, for instance.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987/4 "2010-07-09T23:29:28Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> No they don’t. At least, not for me. But I have heard that old saw before.

Agreed. Nothing works like dairy. Of course, only wimps _need_ it. 😃

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**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987/5 "2010-07-09T23:55:53Z")

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Raita or tzatziki: cucumber _and_ dairy.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-spicy-food/545987/6 "2010-07-10T01:21:33Z")

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Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, **johnt037** , we’re glad to have you with us. When you start a thread, it’s helpful to other readers if you provide a link to the column you’re commenting on. Saves searching time and helps keep us all on the same page. In this case, I assume that it’s [Why water won’t help after eating spicy hot food](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/310/why-water-wont-help-after-eating-spicy-hot-food), from 1983. I’ve added that link at the end of your post. If you meant something else, please email me and I’ll be glad to fix.

No biggie, you’ll know for next time, and (as I say) welcome!