Who likes spicy?

[Lighthead]

Have you ever tried Red Rooster Louisiana sauce, Gemini? I went to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles over there by Pico-Union (?) last week and that's the main sauce they use. That sauce is, in one word, delicious. It tastes like a really good version of Tabasco sauce. It could have also been the food because the food was no less than the bomb. But anyway, that's what we have in our pantry right now. I can't wait to open it. I'm not really that crazy about the Tapatio we have right now. It doesn't seem to be all that flavorful. I think that Mexicans just go for moderately spicy and not really all that much for flavor.

[AnthroHeart]

No, never tried that sauce before.

[Lighthead]

No, never tried that sauce before.

You have to try it. I'm pretty sure that if you like Tabasco sauce, you'll love Red Rooster. Update this thread when you finally are able to try it. The bottle is super not fancy. But the sauce is back-to-basics good.

[AnthroHeart]

I like hot sauce in spurts. Sometimes I like it, other times I get nauseated if I think of it.

[Bluebell]

my stomach is sensitive so i don't eat half as much spicy as i'd like but i really do love it. when i make a proper bloody mary i probably overuse the tabasco... actually i always go overboard w spices. i have sensory processing disorder, i think it's y... really really spicy creates a really intense sensation.

[Lighthead]

I like hot sauce in spurts. Sometimes I like it, other times I get nauseated if I think of it.

What phase are you in now? The down phase? I'm sort of that way too, but for me it's a little different. When I discover something or "re-discover" something, I'll get real fanatic about it. I'll practically tell a stranger I meet walking past me about it. And then I'll turn into the seasoned traveler that sees the virtue in it, but doesn't have to have it all the time. But once I see its "virtue" I don't think I ever really get past how good I think it is. But what I notice is that the next thing that I like will build on top of the last thing I got fanatic about. That's how it works for me.

[Bluebell]

i like it in spurts too.

[AnthroHeart]

I'm in the down phase now.

[Bluebell]

me too. i stopped adding salt to food ages ago because of high bp, it's hard to make food taste strong anymore.

[Diana]

It might be considered that very spicy foods affect consciousness in certain ways. I'm not saying I think there is anything wrong with spicy food. This is just something to consider.

Quote from an article talking about the yogic diet:

The true test of our foods comes when we meditate. All meditators know that there are two main problems. One is falling asleep--the tamasic effect. The other is an over-active mind--the rajasic effect. If we want to be able to quiet the mind and maintain our alertness to explore our subtle nature, we need to follow the sattvic diet. “When sattva predominates, the light of wisdom shines through every gate of the body” (BG 14: 11).

Full article here:
http://www.yogachicago.com/jan05/diet.shtml

[Lighthead]

It might be considered that very spicy foods affect consciousness in certain ways. I'm not saying I think there is anything wrong with spicy food. This is just something to consider.

Quote from an article talking about the yogic diet:

The true test of our foods comes when we meditate. All meditators know that there are two main problems. One is falling asleep--the tamasic effect. The other is an over-active mind--the rajasic effect. If we want to be able to quiet the mind and maintain our alertness to explore our subtle nature, we need to follow the sattvic diet. “When sattva predominates, the light of wisdom shines through every gate of the body” (BG 14: 11).

Full article here:
http://www.yogachicago.com/jan05/diet.shtml

Is Sattvic more like fruit. That's what I remember seeing, but I'm not sure. Yeah, I have to look at the article...

[Diana]

Is Sattvic more like fruit. That's what I remember seeing, but I'm not sure. Yeah, I have to look at the article...

Yes. Sattvic foods are "calming"—raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, water. Nothing processed or with chemicals. I think it may include "sweet" spices such as cinnamon and cardamom.

Other yogic practices such as recommended by Yogananda include some of the Rajasic foods which encourage movement, action.

[Bluebell]

foods affect people differently. "raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds" r not calming for me. meat, potatos & spices r.

[Diana]

foods affect people differently. "raw fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds" r not calming for me. meat, potatos & spices r.

That could possibly be from addiction. We all get addicted to foods. We also get addicted to feelings, which create protein chains that dock on the cells and take up space where nutrition should dock (see What the Bleep, and the woman biologist? who describes this process). My sister smokes cigarettes and it calms her, but cigarettes are not calming in nature, they are stimulating, as an example.

But I agree that foods affect people differently.

[Diana]

indian food is all about spices, potatos & meat, yet ur trying to sound legitimate by using fancy indian words to put down others' diet. it's not working.

By the way, they aren't my words. I don't even follow this particular diet as I am not a follower. However, I naturally eat close to this way. I approach it from a different angle. And the yogic point of view is interesting.

Some Indian food does include meat, but most yogis, if not all legitimate ones, don't eat meat because of the harm caused and the energy in the food as a result. I don't know this because I practice yoga (though I do go to hot yoga classes sometimes), I know this because I read about it. (I say "know" loosely as almost everything is technically heresy.)

[Bring4th_Austin]

The overly-spicy discussion has been moved to the Community Relationships forum.