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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/qkwi on 2026-01-26 08:16:13+00:00.
I love spicy food. I'm a weirdo who will eat chili powder on buttered bread, eat whole roasted jalapenos, basically i love the fire of spice.
My friend gave me dried szichuan peppers for my birthday and I was very excited to try them.
Yesterday I decided to use them for the first time and decided I'd first try one of them dry to see the taste. Didn't feel much - so I ate a couple and started to get the tingly feeling ! Great I thought.
But suddenly I am gasping for air and gagging uncontrollably. I feel like I am dying, rush outside to knock on my neighbors door to ask for a heimlich maneuver, no answer, rush back in and try to vomit by jamming my fingers in my throat. This does the trick and I puke out a bunch of crushed husks and some of my previous meal...
Terrifying experience - not sure I'll be too keen on using them in the foreseeable future or at least not in large quantities!
TL;DR : Almost killed myself by tasting szichuan peppers