The reason your forehead sweats.
Chillies get their heat from capsaicin, which tricks your mouth into feeling warmth. Fresh, dried or flaked, they bring fire and flavour in different ways.
Key benefits
- Heat: capsaicin triggers the burning feeling, not an actual burn.
- Vitamin C: fresh chillies contain a lot of it.
- Fun side effect: spice can make your body release endorphins, which is why people chase it.
Fun fact
Milk is better than water at cooling the burn, because capsaicin dissolves in fat.
Where you will find it at Pookie
- Baked Pizza Sandwich
- Chipotle Fries
- Tikka Chicken Pizza
- Hot Shot Pizza
- Spicy Chicken Pizza
- Chicken Momos
- Chicken Cheese Momos
- Peri Peri Pizza Roll
General information only, not medical advice. Nutrition values on our menu are estimates.