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What to do when the food is too spicy?

                                                          Photo by: WallPapersforU Many of us have been in a position where we tried to give our dish a small kick, just to make things a little more interesting, but ended up going overboard. Maybe you've mislabelled your containers and wrote Paprika where it's actually Chilly Powder. Or maybe you meant to add a teaspoon and added a tablespoon instead (I confess that one gets to me a little hahaha). Anyway, could happen to any of us. Often times - unless you're a spice lover - that comes on too strong. Now, there are better solutions to this problem than drinking milk with every bite, though that may go really well with some dishes! Depending on the type of dish you can: Add Acid Most of the heat we experience in hot peppers comes from capsaicin - a self defense mechanism compound in hot peppers...