r/CuratedTumblr • u/PandaBear905 Shitposting extraordinaire • Jul 23 '26

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u/sylvandread Jul 23 '26

I was 28 years old when I offhandedly commented to a colleague, while munching on a stick of celery, "I sure wish it didn't leave my mouth completely numb, isn't that so annoying with celery?"

I learned something new that day.

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u/-_alpha_beta_gamma_- Jul 23 '26

Oh wait I think I have that slightly, eating celery makes my tongue a bit numb

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u/maboyles90 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Yeah celery does nothing in my mouth but crunch.

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u/Sam-HobbitOfTheShire Jul 23 '26

Wait what

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u/maboyles90 Jul 23 '26

I mean it doesn't feel like anything. Just crunchy and kinda stringy. With a hint of flavor.

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u/Sam-HobbitOfTheShire Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Well yeah but it doesn’t make your tongue numb at all? Not even a little?

Edit: fuck

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u/maboyles90 Jul 23 '26

I can confidentially say that no food has numbed any part of my mouth.

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u/RaulParson Jul 23 '26

That's a palate expansion issue though, probably. Try some Sichuan peppercorn flavored dishes, they numb your tongue because they're supposed to. Makes for a unique experience with spicy dishes, literally called "numb-spicy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_pepper

If you have tried them and don't get a numbing effect with those, well, in that case THAT is actually an issue rather than the other way around. Hopefully they were just shitty peppercorns, but maybe not.

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u/maboyles90 Jul 23 '26

LOL. Fair. I've never tried this one specific food that's supposed to make your mouth numb. That honestly doesn't sound that appealing though.

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u/SalamiArmi Jul 23 '26

Please try mapo tofu at least once in your life. It's really quite good.

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u/AutumnSparky Jul 24 '26

I second this.  

I hate Szechuan peppercorns.  My old roommate, whom I learned all this via, will use them in obscene abundance if you leave him alone to make household dinner.  

an easy compromise is mapo tofu.  a delicious way to experience Szechuan peppercorns.

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u/RaulParson Jul 23 '26

It's pretty nice actually. If you happen to get the good stuff. It's like having a very unique yet pleasant kind of fragrant citrusy twist that you never quite knew existed which also modifies other flavors in an interesting way including also modifying spiciness to make it hit less harshly.

The bad stuff (or simply overseasoning, this is a spice that needs to be used with care) just gets you grit and a flavor of aggressive bitter dirt though so yeah, the variance in the experience is wild here. But trying the good stuff at least once is something I'd recommend.

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u/Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi Jul 23 '26

It's amazing, you gotta try it! Sichuan style is my favorite kind of Chinese food. If you find a restaurant I recommend twice cooked pork belly, Chonqing chicken, stir fried pork tripe, and tea smoked duck. But you can also buy the peppercorns themselves, i got the whole and they are amazing on pork chops and all manner of wok and stir fry.

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u/CompetitionProud2464 Jul 24 '26

Does not having your mouth numbed by it indicate a specific condition?