​What to do if the pepper on the back of your hand is spicy

The substance that produces the spicy taste in chili peppers is capsaicin, commonly called capsaicin. What should you do if the back of your hand is spicy from a pepper? When cutting the pepper, apply capsaicin to the skin to dilate the capillaries, make the skin red, generate heat, and accelerate the local metabolic rate. At the same time, it also stimulates the pain nerves, which is why we often feel the burning sensation. It is generally thought to be caused by the chemical conversion of capsaicin to nerve endings in the skin.

① What to do if your hands get spicy when chopping chili peppers

Everyone may have had this experience: after cutting peppers, your hands feel as if they were burned by fire and are burning hot. At this time, some people will rinse with cold water, but this can only slightly relieve the pain and cannot completely solve the problem. In fact, you can remove the spiciness by applying alcohol, vinegar, washing your hands with hot water, etc.

The substance that produces the spicy taste in chili peppers is a type of capsaicin, which is collectively called capsaicin. When cutting peppers, capsaicin sticks to the skin, causing the capillaries to dilate, resulting in redness and heat of the skin, and accelerating the local metabolic rate. At the same time, it will stimulate the pain nerves, which is why we usually feel burning hands. It is generally believed that this is caused by capsaicin causing chemical changes in the nerve endings of the skin.

Capsaicin is soluble in ethanol and alkaline aqueous solutions, but insoluble in cold water. In industry, capsaicin is extracted from chili peppers using edible alcohol as an extractant. Therefore, based on this principle, in life, you can apply alcohol to dissolve the capsaicin on your hands. After cutting peppers, you can wipe your hands in one direction with an alcohol cotton ball, then wash your hands with clean water, and then dry them. Do this three times until the symptoms are relieved.

In addition, you can also wash your hands with a small amount of vinegar. This is because vinegar is acidic and can neutralize capsaicin. If there is no medical alcohol or vinegar, washing your hands with hot water is also a good idea, because capsaicin will produce irritating evaporation under high temperature. Although it is not as effective as alcohol and vinegar, it is worse than cold water.

②How to chop chili peppers without burning your hands

From the above knowledge, we can know how to solve the problem of spicy chili peppers. But is there any way to chop the peppers without making them too spicy? This way, you not only don’t have to look for ways to stop your hands from feeling hot, but it also reduces the pain.

Some people say that when cutting peppers, you can press the peppers with the tips of your fingers instead of pinching them with your fingernails. This way, your hands will not be easily burned. But how should you chop peppers?

It is recommended that you wear thin gloves when chopping peppers, so that you can hold the knife steadily without touching the peppers, so that your hands will not get spicy.

③How to make chopped peppers

Chopped chili pepper, also known as chopped chili pepper and jar chili pepper, is a chili product that can be eaten directly. It tastes spicy and salty, with a heavy taste. The raw materials are fresh red pepper and salt. Chopped chili peppers are a specialty food of Hunan. They can be eaten right out of the jar or used as a condiment in cooking.

How to chop peppers?

Prepare ingredients: small red or green peppers (the amount depends on the size of the jar you choose) and appropriate amount of salt.

1. Wash the fresh peppers with their stems, put them in a cool place to dry, and cut off the pepper stems;

2. Chop the fresh pepper into small pieces, mix in salt while chopping. If conditions permit, you can use a special spatula or bucket tool to chop it;

3. Put the chopped peppers into a sealed container, a jar is best, and then pour white wine, preferably brewed grain wine;

4. The flavor will only come out if it is sealed for more than a month. Although it can be eaten the next day, the chopped chili peppers are not just spicy. Their special flavor requires time, just like wine becomes more fragrant as it ages.