"ViLco" > wrote in message
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> dsi1 wrote:
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>> Chili oil, as I know it, is an oil infusion of dried chili pepper.
>> It's a clear reddish orange liquid and has some sesame oil. I've seen
>> it on tables of Japanese curry shops and it adds some zing to curry
>> and rice. I have a bottle of the stuff at home and use it for frying
>> but using it that way tends to make everybody in the house cough.
>
> Two months ago I slightly boiled a red pepper in order to soften it and be
> able to work it, the air in the kitchen became toxic in a few minutes.
> Wuìhen I deemed it was done I entered the kotchen with a towel on my
> mouth, turned the fire off and open the window. It took like 10 minutes to
> get totally rid of the coughing effect in the air

We had a Thai neighbor in CA. I'm not sure what she did with the chilies,
but the air got like that. She had me take the kids to my house or outside
until the air cleared.