I ate what must have been a whole clove of garlic around mid-afternoon today and my tongue is still tainted by it. One of my co-workers had been given left overs from an Asian restaurant but was balking at the large garlic chunks so she gave it to me. I don't have a problem with copious amounts of garlic. What I didn't realize until quite a few mouthfuls later was that there were also jalapenos in the mix. So after some mouth burning moments, I started to avoid them.
That didn't fully work though. I would still get bites that were burning enough to make my head ring; and then I realized - it was the garlic. It was so strong it was burning in a way that had more to do with your head than your mouth. I have had it happen one other time with spicy mustard sauce at a buffet that I had too greedily slathered over my dish. I hadn't realized how much more spicy the mustard was at the buffet versus when you get the little packets for take out.
I still ate the whole thing though, pork bites and all, minus one jalapeno sliver. I felt kind of bad about the pork bit, but once again, it is hard to say no to free food regardless of what it is. I stuck to my avacado and tomato on whole wheat sandwich wedges with veggie chips for lunch (dinner) though. I was much better about eating before going to work today so I am not nearly as ravenous going to bed now as I was last night. I ended up stuffing my face with nuts and dried fruit last night in a quick effort to sate myself. It was not a pretty sight.
That didn't fully work though. I would still get bites that were burning enough to make my head ring; and then I realized - it was the garlic. It was so strong it was burning in a way that had more to do with your head than your mouth. I have had it happen one other time with spicy mustard sauce at a buffet that I had too greedily slathered over my dish. I hadn't realized how much more spicy the mustard was at the buffet versus when you get the little packets for take out.
I still ate the whole thing though, pork bites and all, minus one jalapeno sliver. I felt kind of bad about the pork bit, but once again, it is hard to say no to free food regardless of what it is. I stuck to my avacado and tomato on whole wheat sandwich wedges with veggie chips for lunch (dinner) though. I was much better about eating before going to work today so I am not nearly as ravenous going to bed now as I was last night. I ended up stuffing my face with nuts and dried fruit last night in a quick effort to sate myself. It was not a pretty sight.
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