“People think washing down spicy food, such as hot curry, with a cold beer will help,” she said. “But beer is predominantly ...

Sometimes even your lips burn too. As you breathe it in, or hot, spicy air fills your mouth from the food, you may find that the capsaicin starts to affect your nose and eyes, causing them to run.

But water is actually not one of them. It may just spread the hot food around your mouth, and may make it burn worse. Drink milk instead, and make it the 2% kind. The fat in it helps dial down the ...

Maybe it’s an Indian dish you confidently requested “hot” when ... to cool down your mouth. Miller corroborated the belief that drinking water doesn’t help ease the burn after eating ...