spice tolerance
Heat handling ability
Spice tolerance is the ability to eat hot, peppery foods without discomfort.
It varies widely among individuals and can be built up through repeated exposure: I've been eating more Thai food to increase my spice tolerance.
Someone with high spice tolerance handles dishes that would overwhelm others; someone with low tolerance finds even mild heat unbearable.
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- capsaicinChili heat compound
- hot sauceSpicy liquid condiment
- burnDamage by heat
- burning sensationPainful heat-like feeling
threshold · endurance · chili · pepper · ghost pepper · Carolina Reaper · mouth · tongue · taste buds · sweat · pain · flavor · hot · mild · fiery · numbness · wasabi · curry