| capsaicin |
The compound found in the placental ribs of a chili. Responsible for the heat of the chili causing watery eyes, a runny nose, sweating and burning. It has been found not only to stimulate pain receptors in the digestive tract, but to block some as well - allowing people to become accustomed to hotter and hotter dishes.
Ãâó: www.chinesefood-recipes.com/glossary_of_cooking_te...
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| capsicum |
Family of peppers such as cherry, banana, bell, Tabasco , jalape?, haba?ro, etc., which fall into two categories: chilies peppers and sweet/bell peppers.
Ãâó: www.chinesefood-recipes.com/glossary_of_ingredient...
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| capsule |
The metal or plastic material that covers the cork and top of a wine bottle. Now used for decorative purposes more than anything, capsules originally functioned as a means of protecting corks in old cellars from being attacked by insects, etc
Ãâó: www.allfoodbusiness.com/wine_savvy.php
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| capsule |
A decorative foil, plastic, or mylar sleeve placed over the cork and neck of a wine bottle.
Ãâó: www.thewineplace.ca/Tips/Glossary.aspx
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| capsule |
a dry fruit, generally containing two or more seeds, that splits into sections when mature; also a spore-bearing part of a moss sporophyte.
Ãâó: www.borealforest.org/glossary.htm
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