Pepper that fell behind the fridge dried perfectly instead of molding

    by Only1Schematic

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    1. Julianbrelsford on

      Not sure if that’s a hot pepper, but I am pretty sure high levels of capsaicin contribute to a pepper being resistant to being consumed by fungi/mold/ bacteria/small animals.i believe, even peppers that aren’t spicy usually contain some potent compounds that help them resist all of the above. 

    2. Behind the fridge is where all the heat goes that the fridge pulls out of the stuff inside. It probably turned it into a pretty good food dehydrator back there.

    3. Hiimthebisexualguy on

      *He yearns for the pepper.*oh fuck you i just realised i cant post pictures, thats why no one posted a screenshot of the gray cloud that’s waiting to devour it

    4. Banana_Boys_Beanie on

      Sorry, not even mildly interesting when you have that adorable grey floof in the shot.

    5. Capsaicin is anti microbial. It inhibits bacterial and fungal growth.

      My fiance once made a *very very* spicy Swedish dish. We couldn’t eat it, so the leftovers got shoved to the back of the fridge. Well, time went on, stuff got shifted about, it ended up falling out of memory for about a year. When we finally found it tucked in behind the shelf, it looked as fresh as the day we made it.

    6. Idk if modern fridges still do this, but I remember they used to blow warm air out of the back.

      So you basically dropped it into a dehydrator.

    7. it was behind your fridge, hot blown air dehydrated it faster than the mold could get to it.

    8. Remarkable_Bit_621 on

      Peppers just do this. You can just hang them up and they’ll dry eventually like that. It’s how many countries preserve them.

      Also give him the pepper. 🌶️

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