mouth burn

Impatient eater's consequence

Mouth burn is the stinging, painful sensation from eating something too hot or too spicy.

The term covers both thermal burns from scalding food or drinks and the chemical heat from capsaicin in peppers: I got mouth burn from that first sip of coffee.

The roof of the mouth and tongue are particularly vulnerable.

Related

too hot · chili · pepper · scald · sting · tingle · sriracha · capsaicin · lips · sip · coffee · pizza · roof · sore · water · cool · cool down · relief

Opposites
temperature-induced oral sensation

mouth burnbrain freeze

Pain from cold foods

ice cream headache

oral comfort state

mouth burnoral health

State of mouth, teeth, gums

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G