This is why we drink milk instead of water. Milk is a base, while chili is an acid, so the former will neutralize the hot chili, while water does nothing due to it being neutral on the Ph scale.
--almost. The heat from chili peppers comes from capsaicin, which is an oil and not water-soluble. Milkfat, however, is able to wash the oil away more efficiently (one reason why spicy Latin-American foods are often accompanied with sour cream or or crema Mexicana).
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AreoAnts on 6 October 2016 at 14:08:09 MDT
This is why we drink milk instead of water. Milk is a base, while chili is an acid, so the former will neutralize the hot chili, while water does nothing due to it being neutral on the Ph scale.