Mmm! Owww...
We went to town on this feast of Chinese chili crabs, as you can see. I ate them till my nose burned, my lips swelled, and parts of my face went numb. Little chili bits were scattered everywhere, and we were left with a mountain of wadded napkins beside a mountain of wadded wet wipes. My hands were coated in red chili flakes. It was fantastic.
Except for one problem. I was wearing contact lenses. How was I going to get them out? I'd washed my hands 8 times and the skin under my fingernails was still burning with chili oil. No way I was going to stick them in my eyeballs.
So I poured a bowl of milk and soaked my fingers in it. Fifteen minutes later, I was able to take the contacts out, burn-free.
Anybody else have any solutions to capsicum hands?
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That looks awesome. No tips for getting the hot stuff off your fingertips, but I'd like to know where you got those chili crabs. Is that similar to the Singapore-style chili crab?
I was deliberately withholding info about where they're from, but stay tuned for an upcoming review... They were insanely awesome. What are Singapore-style chili crabs like? I was so jet-lagged the one time I was in Singapore, I barely remember anything, except for the amazing rainbow of fruit juices sold in plastic bags by street vendors, and the surreal, sparkling cleanliness of the shopping centers. I would love to go back.
Definitely try baking soda. I accidentally did not wear gloves and deseeded a jalapeno, and this worked.
To samiam:
Try baking soda how? I've been having terrible problems this summer working with fresh jalapenos, but "definitely try baking soda" doesn't give enough information to figure out what I should do with it! Thanks.
I imagined dissolving it to a sludge in water, like you'd do with cornstarch, then immersing your fingers in it. But I guess you could also be wetting your hands, dipping in baking soda, and rubbing them together. samiam?
When cooking with chilies, I usually just pin them down with a fork in place of my fingers, then chop, slice, etc. I'm just not together enough to ever have gloves on hand.
All I do is wet my hands and slather the baking powder on - rub your hands together and the burn stops almost immediately (and leaves your hands pretty soft!).
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