Chilli flakes = evil!
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Oh my goodness, I was just cooking prawns and put some chilli flakes in as per my recipe, and now I can't breathe! Argh, my eyes immediately started to water and I began coughing!! I'm never cooking with chilli flakes again!!!
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I like chillies:), but that does seem to be a lot, possibly the recipe has it wrong?!
Chilli flakes can be quite strong. Are you sure it doesn't say something like 3/4 teaspoon? (three 'quarters' of a teaspoon). And you've mistaken it for 3 or 4 teaspoons?:D
half a jar!! :eek:
Liqourice Queen, I bow to your superior chilli knowledge, the recipe does indeed say 3/4 teaspoon and I automatically thought it was 3 or 4! What an idiot!
Just out of curiosity, did you try your meal when you'd cooked it... (after you'd finally got rid of the fumes from the kitchen)!
If so.......I would love to have seen the look on your face as it turned bright scarlet!!
Yep, I ate it! I wasn't going to waste it, even though tears were rolling down my face I finished it! I can barely speak now though!!
Maybe, now's the time to put the loo roll in the fridge, in readiness!
I like the food spicey but think half a teaspoon is even too much for me, I just add a sprinkle at a time until it tastes right.
I made the same mistake as you once with the 3/4 thing, despite reading it out loud as three quarters, I still added 3 spoonfulls the first time I bought Chilli flakes. Managed to realise before I stirred them when I noticed that half the jar was gone and scooped out and binned the majority of the flakes lol
Awww bless! I love chilli, but am pleased for your sake that you didn't put either 3 (or worse, 4) tsp in! I have an iron constitution, but don't think I could have taken that :eek:
Phew, just about returning to normal now! Well, you learn something everyday, and tonight's important lesson is STAY AWAY FROM CHILLI FLAKES!
I know the rule that the smaller the chili the hotter the taste, but I was really busy and thought there wasn't enough in it so I added two more.
It was like eating fire...but it was fabulous.
3 teaspoons of chilli flakes though... Ouchy!!!!! :eek:
I've spilt the chilli flakes into the prawn and tomato pasta before. Not to the extent of 3 teaspoons but enough to make be me more careful of subsequent attempts.
The Chilli Flakes on the table in Pizza hut are my favourite part.
Which probably suggests I shouldn't go to Pizza Hut since its the condiments I love lol
Enjoy the danger ;-)