heatmeiser

yesterday i had planned on making mandarin orange chicken from trader joe's. well, low-and-behold, we did not have any, but we did have the kung pao chicken (which we have never tried). sooo, i heated it all up and was ready to enjoy a delicious meal. i was a little disappointed that there was only one or two sweet red pepper strips... i was thinking this as i popped an entire strip into my mouth and began chewing. i soon realized that something was terribly wrong. terribly wrong. my mouth started to tingle with heat so intense that i was afraid to move... i called for c to bring me a beverage... she did and i guzzled it down. but it did not help; i ran to the kitchen and downed a glass of milk... then another iced green tea. i was desperate. tears were flowing down my face. yes, it was pain like i have never ever experienced before- and i could not get any relief. then i remembered an episode of 'man vs. food' where a restaurant serves super spicy dishes, and gives a creamsicle to those who can't handle the heat... i threw open the freezer, grabbed an ice cream sammy, tore it open and smooshed my tongue into the ice cream. that helped for about 30 seconds. then i became desperate. i put my face under the faucet and turned the water on cold and just let the water flow into my mouth. then i ran to the bathroom and tried scraping my tongue. i was in misery for about 1/2 hour. after i started feeling better, i went and read the ingredients. my delicious sweet red pepper was actually a CHILI PEPPER (with all of its seeds). ouch.