A substance called capsaicin gives chillies their distinctive hot, peppery taste. The chemical stimulates areas of the skin and tongue that normally sense heat and pain, fooling the brain into thinking they are burning. Capsaicin has been found to repel or poison mammals but not birds. So you can give your birds chillies, It's healthy for them. A good source of vitamin C!

Which part of chilli is hot?

The hottest part of a chilli is not the seeds, as many people think, but the white flesh that houses the seeds, known as the placenta.

Is chilli hot or spicy?

(The Scoville scale measures the piquance of chili peppers according to the amount of capsaicin they contain.) Use spicy to describe something having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice. (Many curries are spicy without being piquant.) Reserve hot to describe the temperature of something.

How do I cool down a spicy chil

1. Add more ingredients to dilute the spiciness. The easiest way to tone down a dish that's too spicy is to add more ingredients to lessen the proportion of the spicy element.

2. Add dairy.

3. Add acid.

4. Add a sweetener.

5. Add nut butter.

6. Serve with bland, starchy foods.

So, this might help for those who can't tolerate spices!