On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 05:06:44 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

> On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 3:11:46 AM UTC-5, Je�us wrote:
> > On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:09:17 +0300, Opinicus
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >This thread reminded me of a food (coffee) habit that I witnessed when
> > >I was working as an English language instructor for a US contractor to
> > >the Saudi Arabian air force. Our mess facilities were very
> > >democratic--ELT instructors, flight line blue shirts, personnel white
> > >collars, Saudi warrant officers, and even the occasional Saudi jet
> > >jockey all queued up and got served. I noticed that a large number of
> > >the Saudi personnel were dashing their (black) coffee with Tabasco
> > >from the condiments bar. I asked about this and many said it was a
> > >custom. A few said it was the only way to make American-style brewed
> > >coffee drinkable.
> > >
> > >I tried it and I have to admit it's rather good though I wouldn't want
> > >to do it regularly. It does seems to amplify the caffeine effect and
> > >it can be especially helpful with one's first early-morning jolt.
> >
> > If I had some Tabasco on hand, I'd try it tomorrow morning
>
> The better alternative is eating the capsaicin containing food first, then
> sip a hot beverage. Then you get the sensation without ****ing up the taste
> of the coffee.
>
It sounds like they had nothing to lose because they didn't like the
coffee in the first place.


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