Wow. This has never happened to me before. Springtime is when I make my supply of Mexican Red Sauce. Seeding the pods, tearing them, toasting them, etc. my hands are burning! I really should have worn nitrile gloves. Ouch! They feel like a heat burn.
This is the first time I took the extra step of toasted the pods to bloom their flavors. Wake up the oils. It got me good.
I’m glad my wife was working, she usually helps me.
And I touched my Junk! I should have washed hand before as well as after that event.
This is a mild sauce too. Ancho, Pasilla, and California chili pods. Nothing nuclear.
