Ireland vs. Peppers: Top 5 Fun Facts for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17.
When you think of the green emerald isles of Ireland, you don’t normally associate it with peppers, however, Ireland has had its fair share of a run-in with peppers.
Parrots & Peppers? No Sweat!
It’s no secret that hot peppers, more specifically capsaicin the compound in hot peppers that makes them so spicy can be harmful to mammals including humans if not consumed with care (make sure you use gloves while cooking with them). Animals can have allergic skin reactions to peppers if eaten or touched and of course be hard on their digestive systems as well. Birds, however, are immune to capsaicin.
Historically Bland Diets That Could Have Used Hot Sauce
Historically speaking we are lucky to be living in the times of spicy foods and hot sauce. Back in the days poor pilgrims and pirates were eating non-flavorful foods plus having to deal with scurvy and dysentery (remember Oregon Trail?!). Let’s take a culinary journey back to the days of our ancestors when they could have used a little Mad Dog Colon Cleanser to kickstart that covered wagon.
Oscars on Fire!
While the red carpet is buzzing about who is wearing who and who is dating who, we’re most concerned about who likes it spicy…and even those who don’t.
Here is a list of some of your nominated actors and actresses who are turned on or turned off by hot and spicy foods:
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