Jim Henderson wrote:
> Dairy products are an effective counter to the burning sensation - water-
> based products don't help generally because the compound isn't water-
> soluble.

And acidic foods (like lemon) counters some of the burning of some sorts of 
spicey food, which is caused by alkali compounds. Which is one reason that 
places that have spicy food also tends to have a lot of citrus food.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Ouch ouch ouch!"
   "What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
   "No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."

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