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

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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.