CameraIcon

SearchIcon

MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Preparations and Uses of Sodium Bicarbonate and Common Salt

Why does wate...

Question

Why does water not calm the tongue after eating hot spicy food?

Open in App

Solution

The reason for the burning sensation from eating spicy foods is due to an oil-soluble chemical called capsaicin. Hence, the water just rolls over the oily spices as oil and water as immiscible. Due to this reason, water is unable to calm the tongue after having spicy food.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Why do we feel the cold milk hot on our tongues after eating something spicy

On eating spicy food we feel burning sensation in our stomach ,why? Which medicine will you take as a remedy

Q. Anxiety and eating spicy food together in an otherwise normal human may lead to

Q. Neinuo's lunch
Neinuo was eating her favourite food - boiled rice, squash, pumpkins, beans and meat. Her grandmother had grown the squash, pumpkin and beans in the little garden plot at the back of her house. She remembered the food had been so different when she had been to Madhya Pradesh as part of a school trip. It was hot and spicy. Why was that so?

Q. Sometimes we choke while eating food. Why does this happen?

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Sodium Bicarbonate and Sodium Chloride

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Preparations and Uses of Sodium Bicarbonate and Common Salt

Standard XII Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon