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0 pointselboru9y ago0 comments

Exactly that's why it's common in Mexican recipes to leave seeds, it's a totally different experience to eat Guacamole with and without pepper seeds.

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duaneb9y ago· 3 in thread

To my understanding, capsaicin is in the flesh around the seeds, but the seeds themselves are not spicy and tend to add sweetness. Is that correct?

markdown9y ago

I too have read that, but my experience is completely different. Nothing burns like the seeds.

mindcrime9y ago

That jibes with my experience. Leaving the seeds in seems to create a hotter dish.

dragonwriter9y ago

AFAIK, the seeds tens to be coated in the oils from the surrounding flesh and bring heat for that reason, but less than the ribs themselves. I don't think there is heat in the seeds, but that's something of an academic distinction in most cases.

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