February 22, 2012 11:37 PM PST
Not all that exotic, but still interesting. I had a Korean Aunt, who used to make the best "steak" in the world, along with a little cabbage dish called Kimchee. That's where the take a head of cabbage and do whatever it is they do it, spice and liquid wise, and then bury the jar in the backyard for a while. Like months.... Then out come the jar, off comes the lid (and you can smell this stuff, two rooms away) and a big helping goes on your plate. Well, I LOVE spicey food, and she knew that, so she put a big helping on my plate and stood back and watched....
I dove right in, cause I can eat red chili peppers raw, so I didn't give it a thought. Turns out, that I should have.
The bite I took, wasn't even chewed before the burning started, and the "fragrance" was all encompassing.
I chewed as fast as I could, and swallowed, while simultaneously reachin' for a drink of anything within range...
Big mistake, unless it's MILK! Cause that drink just spread the hotness out longer!!!
My Aunt, meanwhile is standing there, well kinda bent over, slapping her knees, cause she was laughin' so hard!
Then she says...and I kid you not, "You like-y Kimchee Pegee"? You like-y HOT???
Funny thing is, I ended up eatin' that whole helping. Cause after the initial burn...that stuff is AWESOME!
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Tweek