Selected a sliver, palest green,
from the side plate. Bit into it.
My teeth melted. The top of my head
blew off. I reached over, grabbed and
downed a complete stranger’s milkshake.
‘What was THAT?’ (when I could
breathe).‘Oh, a raw tabasco pepper.’
For the latest Monday Quadrille at dVerse, we are asked
to write 44 words, including 'pepper'.
I know this would not be funny and possibly dangerous, however your telling made it so!
ReplyDeleteIt was a really long time ago, but never forgotten. I never thought it might have been dangerous, but very uncomfortable and scary at the time. It was very quickly funny in retrospect.
DeleteThanks for sharing that pepper moment.
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DeleteRosemary,
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute - I hope it's not a scene from real life! 🙃
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David
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Yes, I'm afraid it was. A very long time ago on my first trip to Bali. We weren't rich enough to stay at the Bali Hyatt, but treated ourselves to a dinner there one night. I had the Nasi Goreng, and most of the side dishes were designed to cool the palate, so I picked up that piece of raw tabasco in all innocence. Usually I love hot, spicy food – including lashings of tabasco sauce on almost everything – but I have never before or since encountered anything as hot as that raw tabasco and remain convinced it is the fiercest heat there can be.
DeleteSuccess! Now I can comment directly to tell you how much I love the hilarious storytelling here!
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you for that! I'm so delighted that you do.
DeleteI have witnessed someone in a similar dilemma (Indian restaurant), I was torn between humour and worry. It's funny now though.
ReplyDeleteI think my witnesses were simply astounded, and had no clue what was going on until I was able to explain.
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