We like hot peppers! And as a family we really didn't have much to do with hot peppers until we arrived in Central America. The key is to add small amounts to your food to begin with and then build up a tolerance. The capsicum in hot peppers is good for your heart health. We eat lots of habaneros or scotch peppers now because of their flavour rather than for the sake of the heat.
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I'm a big baby when it comes to heat. My husband is the one with the stomach for it, he and my youngest. I really should build up my tolerance. I had poblano pepper sauce once and wasn't sure if it was the heat from them or if I was having an allergic reaction to some shrimp!
Probably the shrimp! It seems to be culprit many times. We like the habeneros because they have a slight after taste that is fruity. Start small, perhaps a quarter hot pepper to a pot of chilli. Ehen that goes well add a bit more next time.
My dad is allergic to shrimp, it's best I avoid them and other shellfish. Thanks for the tip! I'll see what I can slip past the family... Haha!