Capsaicin

[LesMTS]

This morning I have the kind of gastro-intestinal malady that only certain kinds of Turkish junk food can cause.

I really don't think we're supposed to eat vegetables which contain capsaicin. Especially not when they are condensed into a sauce and poured over a ludicrously unhealthy preparation of meat. I think these vegetables make this evil compound in order to put creatures OFF eating them.

This will be me on the bog later........

[Krocktopus]

Are you not suspicious of food that has to be smothered in hot sauce to make people eat it.?
and especially of meat that sweats after its dead?

i tried to eat a doner on chips a few years ago whilst sober, i didnt manage it as i think such a feat is beyond the limits of human ability. doner meat is really mingin, how does anyone eat it?

[LesMTS]

Yeah, I tried to eat donner sober once. It's definitely not meant to be eaten that way, it's like eating strips of degraded rubber covered in liquid fire (like something killer robots would eat in a cheesy sci-fi movie). However, around the 6-8 pint mark it suddenly transforms, inexplicably, into tender cuts of succulent lamb coated in a zesty, tangy and delicious sauce.
Unfortunately, whatever peculiar reaction causes this miraculous physical transformation reverses as you sober up, so it re-forms back into rubber and fire water in your guts and leaves you feeling like you've just underwent abdominal surgery.
As for capsaicin,
"The chemical compound capsaicin (8-methyl N-vanillyl 6-nonenamide) is the active component of chilli peppers (Capsicum). It is an irritant to mammalian epithelial cells and produces a burning sensation in the mouth, which some people enjoy. Plants produce the compound to deter predation." (emphasis mine)
See! We're not supposed to eat it!