I came to this realization when writing a MCYT fanfiction where the cubito is an alchemist right
Milk cancels out all potions. Milk also cancels out spicy food irl
Spiciness is caused by the presence of the chemical capsaicin, which is most commonly found in various peppers, and is cancelled out by the protein casein that is found in natural animal milks (please forgive my rudimentary Googling science for these terms not being 100% scientifically accurate.)
Therefore, for Minecraft potions to be cancelled out by milk, they must likely include capsacin! (It's probable that for the actual effects to be cancelled out, the effects' activation process probably is tied to capsacin, but this is getting out of the realm of Quick Google Research.)
Now, ALL Minecraft potions are cancelled out by milk. So it has to be a common factor in the brewing process for ALL potions.
Now, the only true two shared ingredients in all potions are water (probably not spicy unless allergic) or blaze powder. I first thought it could possibly be nether wart, as a plant-like from the Nether dimension, except weakness potions do NOT use netherwart! They're the only potion not to, as they are made from pure water. Therefore, blaze powder is the universal spicy factor in Minecraft.
By this conclusion, we can assume blazes produce capsacin, and it is at least partially stored in their rods, as that is where the powder is crafted from.
I now want to see Minecraft people use blaze powder in cooking as a seasoning. Would cooking with a blaze rod- either as a tool, or like bay leaves where you take them out later- infuse more spicy into a dish? Does blaze powder add in specific color to a dish? Is adding blaze powder to an otherwise-normal dish a common prank? Are alchemists and witches nearly immune to the spiciness of potions after working with the ingredients for so long, they've developed a spicy tolerance? Do splash potions cause people to tear up from the capsacin that's been areolized? If glowstone increases the potency of potions, would it also increase the spiciness? Is glowstone dust edible?
THIS IS A WHOLE NEW WORLDBUILDING THING TO EXPLORE, MINECRAFT PEOPLE HAVE A COOKING SPICE!!
been following u on twitter and i wanted to ask if u can make a pillager post! or tell ther names, i love all of them but i forget their names all the time shjshsksjhshsj
ok im gonna try posting from desktop i give up
Chieftan Andrei. Born in 151 2A. Arrogant, but charismatic. Low kill count. Leader of the southeastern Hunt. Not married.
Vindicator Konstantyn. Born in 145 of 2A. Domineering but comradely. Exceptionally high kill count. Had faced allegations of cannibalistic activity. Assigned to evoker Oldoich. Not married.
Oldoich "the Evoking". Born in 134 2A. Very sour. Retired librarian. Not married.
Witch Manya. Born in 136 2A. Professional alchemist. Mischievous personality. Not married.
Oh look at you being quite respectful, Moss! So many villagers are frightened by illagers, you're handling a friendly encounter far better than others!
Moss looks in the direction of an iron golem standing in the middle of the rain. It looks a bit rusty, perhaps time wasn't too kind to the creature.
This minecraft short comic called "A strange Coast" made by Ian Flynn I believe, I found in a book from my library I work has to be one of the most beautiful and respectful takes on the game.
It understands minecraft so perfectly and doesn't treat it as childishly as the other stories in it did.
I just wanted to thank you all for liking & reblogging
There is a lot going on in my life right now,so unfortunately I don't really have time for the ask. However, even after not updating for so long, I still get notifications for this blog, and every time I see someone react to the posts it makes me a little bit happy. Seeing that people like this blog makes me want to continue it. Hopefully, I'll be able to in the near future!