I think it's addictive. I'm sure I read something in New Scientist that suggested that Ca

psaicinoids have an addictive quality.

Normally I would never have something that spicy in public, because, well, it's not pretty. But, as I said, I'd had rather too much to drink.

But I love it at home, where there's just Mrs B to look at me like I'm an idiot. She knows what I'm like. I have grown chilis in the past (not for a couple of years now, but I still have a stock of dried supermondo spicy chilis) which gave me a taste for it.

It's very much a pleasure/pain thing - it certainly does hurt, but there's pleasure in it as well. Plus, there's a difference between a small amount of a very hot chili, and a large amout of a fairly hot chili which is what the Macho Vindaloo and Stella boys get once they've finished racially abusing an Indian waiter.

I once grew a lemony chili, I forget the name of the variety, which had a really delicate lemon flavour for about five seconds, and then it kicked one's brain out through one's ears. It was lovely. Really tremendous.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 15th 2011 at 11:27:57

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I've never been in a Nando's, am I missing anything? Is it (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 10:59:06
- typical big chain, frozen food reheated. (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 15, 12:09:27
  - Their free range chicken is always fesh never frozen. (General Chat) - jafski, Jul 15, 12:13:55
    - i have been twice yup. (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 15, 12:19:57
- Bitter old men in not liking popular culture shock (General Chat) - lurd, Jul 15, 12:01:08
  - Are you refering to me kid? (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 12:14:18
  - at least they don't post links to golf porn, though (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 12:02:17
    - Golf Porn? (General Chat) - Huge 5mal1, Jul 15, 12:16:21
      - No, a women having a golf ball putted into her anus (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 12:22:11
        
        Jafski posted that didn't he? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 15, 13:36:37
        
        oh (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge 5mal1, Jul 15, 12:26:09
- No (General Chat) - norway, Jul 15, 11:52:45
  - and the chickens are no doubt tortured (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 15, 11:58:01
    - They're free range, all of them. They make a big hoohah about that do Nandoooos. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jul 15, 11:59:56
      - I saw some footage of 'free range' chicken farming the other day (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 12:04:19
        
        indeed, a lot of people think that free range is the same as outdoor reared (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 15, 12:12:29
        
        fancy your chances on stage 13 this afternoon, Tony? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 12:13:19
        
        i'm on my way, dont bet on me though. i'm gonna take a fall. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 15, 12:24:43
      - oh (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 15, 12:00:24
- Nandos is ace. What's not to like? I love it off. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jul 15, 11:41:06
  - Chicken. That's what's not to like. (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 15, 11:43:57
    - Do they only do chicken? That's what I have if I go in a burger place. (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:45:45
      - No they do other stuff too, but predominantly chicken. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jul 15, 11:48:33
      - you'd like KFC then - they only do chicken burgers (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 15, 11:48:20
        
        i CAN TOLERATE THE CHICKEN BURGERS IN THEE - THE REST OF THEIR STUFF MAKES ME FEEL SICK (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 12:10:33
        
        blimey. Calm down beebies. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 12:11:43
        
        Oops, caps lock violation mistake :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 12:15:27
        
        we have ourselves a head down typer! (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 15, 13:59:11
    - FFS !! (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jul 15, 11:44:29
  - I didn't say I didn't like it. I've never been so don't know. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:43:32
    - it sounds too common (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 15, 11:44:22
    - It was more to the people below. It's great. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Jul 15, 11:44:13
      - 'the people below'. Is that a class thing, Jaffers? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 11:53:36
        
        Not at all. (General Chat) - jafski, Jul 15, 11:54:56
- do they sell fish? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 15, 11:23:40
  - No, you're thinking of a Fish Shop. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 11:26:30
    - or a proper restaurant (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:31:37
      - or a fish and chip shop (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 15, 11:40:42
        
        That too - a proper, good one. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:41:36
- A restaurant with staff who basically just seem to do what a blackboard could.... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 15, 11:12:39
- I like it, but my tastes are fairly simple. Sauces are nice, the Hot is bloody hot (General Chat) - megson, Jul 15, 11:11:23
  - I had the Very Hot once, after a couple too many scoops. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 15, 11:16:14
    - I'd like to try that. (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 11:44:33
      - although I guess my gerd would instantly kick off (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 11:45:00
    - Sounds awful, think I'll steer clear. We have some superb eateries up here so (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:19:19
    - I don't understand why people do that kind of thing (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 11:17:54
      - I think it's addictive. I'm sure I read something in New Scientist that suggested that Ca (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 15, 11:27:57
      - yes, this here ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 15, 11:25:27
      - That's nothing, Chelts puts it up his nose apparently!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:20:14
        
        NOT just my nose!!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 15, 12:09:20
- chicken with a tan (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 15, 11:00:31
- no (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 15, 11:00:03
  - I rather like Nando's in a guilty pleasure kind of way. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 15, 11:01:54
    - I'm like that on the once or twice a year occassions I venture in a MaccyD (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:04:56
      - If you go to McD's then you should at least try Nando's as it is better... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Jul 15, 11:07:20
        
        I usually only go to Maccy's on motorways. Not seen a Nando's there. I'll (General Chat) - CB41, Jul 15, 11:09:55

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