Disintegration Watch

I think I gave myself chemical burns by putting too much ginger in my curry: A piece about the size of a lime for 3 servings. I let it cool before I tried it, so it can't have actually scalded me, but now my tongue is all tender and raw.

Is that possible? It was certainly too much ginger for my taste. I didn't know that was possible. Yes -- I'm afraid this has become a food blog.