[CH] winters coming
Alex Silbajoris (72163.1353@compuserve.com)
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 08:11:32 -0400
Pods,
Now is the time when we start to hear from the folks in the southern
hemisphere, describing last harvests and cooling days. On the one hand, I
want to congratulate them and wish them a good harvest. On the other hand,
I sit barefoot with the door open, thinking Bwahahahaha! I think I'll put
the plants out today!
The thing I like best about the international composition of this list is
the way it makes me look up from my own local gardens and consider how
other growers are managing their affairs around the world. It gives me
pleasure to think that every day, somewhere in the world, chiles are
blooming.
Luke, thanks for the Tkemali information. As I said, this is labeled as a
hot sauce. But like most hot products from that part of the world, it
doesn't really jump up and bite you. Or maybe I'm not getting fresh stuff
here in muddy Ohio - how fast can it move off the shelves if I can only
find it in Russian delicatessens? Maybe I can find a freshly-made version
in some city with a large Georgian or Ukranian population.
(FWIW that paprika I got there can lend a wonderful yellow or red color to
a dish - I'm surprised at how the stuff lets me play with color more than
heat.)
My Lithuanian parents have told me that hot (red) peppers are almost
unknown in that cuisine. I got the sense that the Balts look to the south
and see people doing crazy things with peppers, similar to the way the US
cuisine (used to) look south at the Mexicans and their spicy food.
Alex Silbajoris 72163.1353@compuserve.com
YKYAY2KCHI ...
you've already beat the rush to hoard hab powder for your survival
shelter