u/Ok-Annual8751

Hey guys, I've recently been getting more and more into hot sauces and have found my favourite in El Yucateco Kutbil-ik exxtra hot sauce!

Today, I tried a sauce with capsaicin extract with the following ingredients:

Chilli Mash (Carolina Reaper Chillies, Trinidad Scorpion Chillies, Salt, Acetic Acid)(45%), White Wine Vinegar (SULPHITES), Water, Sugar, 9,000,000 SHU Capsaicin Oleoresin (3.5%), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, 15,200,000 SHU Capsaicin Crystals (0.7%)

Then, later in the day I tried a milder sauce with the following:

King Naga (37%), White Wine Vinegar (SULPHITES), Onion, Garlic granules (9%), Dark Muscovado Sugar, Lime Juice (SULPHITES)(6%), Salt

Now, oddly enough, the King Naga sauce felt hotter and with a slightly longer finish.

Now, my understanding is that each Scoville unit is relative to the amount of drops of water needed to totally dilute and dissipate the heat.

So something I was wondering is if it's possible for a hot sauce to be 500,000 SHU, but is actually milder overall than a sauce that may dissipate very quickly but packs a massive punch immediately?

Hope that makes sense and appreciate any info!

I'm now 38 and when I was young my grandfather would take me to see and spend time with his friends at 'the club' in Gelligaer, Pontlottyn, and Merthyr. Many of the men in his circle of friends had a very slow manner of speaking that would canter on lilts and melodic rhythms typical in the Valleys. Now, as an adult, I associate the cadence closely with pipe smoke and half drunk pints of bitter.

I've noticed more and more how our accent has begun to shift with the advent of the Internet and Welsh people seeing more of the world beyond the Head's of the Valleys, the ports of the cities, and the A470. I used to be able to tell if someone was from the next valley over from mine by accent alone. I'm sure I still can, but perhaps less so.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does anyone know what I'm referring to when speaking about the accents of old Anglo-Cambrian communities of the Valleys? Has this happened in the North too?

This week I was offered a small role at the Cervantes Institute Library in London.

I did the entire interview in Spanish, and was offered the position to support with the library and cultural activites.

It's only a small thing, but it's a major achievement for me and I'm feeling really proud of myself after celebrating a year of learning Spanish.

I don't often celebrate myself, and never know how, but I just wanted to share that info with you guys, as this subreddit has undoubtedly helped me a lot.

🙌🏼

(Originally posted in r/spanish, but they felt it didn't have anything to do with learning Spanish and being a success story, for some stupid reason.)

I just thought I'd post this here, as I know there are likely more native speakers here than other learning forums.

I'd love to hear some feedback from native speakers regarding my 1 year celebration of learning spanish.

Apologies for the poor quality, and sorry if I sound rushed.

https://vocaroo.com/1m9sZ22KVjRn