Drinking while eating...eating while drinking...

[RestlessMonkey 7]

What actually cuts the heat in things like red peppers is salt. However you don't want to keep the salt shaker handy, either. :thumbup:

I live in San Antonio, I still eat really spicy foods, I just don't drink when I do. You really do adapt.

I don't know about the heat in other ethnic foods but I'd think you could just tough it out.

[AirKuhl 1]

I handle it by drinking right up until my food arrives. I can drain a large unsweetened ice tea between the drink order and the entree arriving. Makes it easy to not drink for an hour or so after eating.

Neither my doctor nor myself understand why some doctors say don't drink before meals, he encourages it.