Re: [CH] Another useless survey

Richard A. Williams (croaker@earthlink.net)
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 00:29:09 -0700 

"Ashkenaz, Scott" wrote:
> 
> 
> 1. Not everyone likes red Tabasco sauce, but most people on the list have
> probably tried it. If Tabasco rates a 5, how would you rate the hottest you
> can tolerate? (Higher is hotter.)
> 
About 9.8, if the extract based sauces are a 10.

> 2. What is the hottest pepper you routinely eat? What is your favorite
> chile?
> 
           Hab/Hab (you're gonna get a lot of these)

> 3. How many times a week do you normally eat something you'd consider hot?
> 
Every meal.

> 4. How long ago did you first start eating hot stuff? How old were you?
> (Yeah, yeah, I know that I can then calculate how old you are...as if I
> care...)        
                    30 years/10 years old
> 
> 5. What is the first hot food you remember eating?
> 
Nalley chili slathered with Tabasco.

> 6. How long ago, in hours, did you eat something hot?
        
'Bout 2 hours, fresh salsa as soon as I get done with this...
> 
> 7. Approximately what percent of your hot food comes from:
>     25    - Fresh peppers
>     20    - Dried peppers
>     40    - Sauces and salsas
>     10    - Restaurant meals
>      5  - Second-hand consumption and inhalation
> 
> 8. Do you grow your own peppers?   Yes
> 
> 9. Do you cook with chiles?  Yes
> 
> 10. Do you dry chiles for later consumption?  Yes
> 
> 11. Do you make your own powders?   Nope, I buy Jim's.
> 
> 12. What is the most unusual thing you've ever done with chiles (that you
> want to talk about)?   Plead the Fifth...
> 
> 13. Have you "converted" people to the ways of chile? How many? 

Never bothered to count, quite a few.
> 
> 14. Do people consider you crazy (for more that just chiles)? Is it a good
> thing or a bad thing?

Yup. I would be worried if people <didn't> think I was nuts. 
> 
> 15. How would you describe your cultural heritage? Is it a culture which
> typically eats chiles?  Dutch/English/Arapaho
> 
> 16. Indicate which fits best:
>         - I am a radical vegan
>         - I am a vegetarian
>         - I tend towards vegetarianism
>         - I'm an omnivore
>         - I like meat and potatoes
>        x - I didn't get to the top of the food chain for nothing
> 
> 17. Have you ever eaten something which you would consider too hot? Describe
> the case.         That first hab, oh man...
> 
> 18. Have you ever entered a hot substance eating contest? How did you do?
> 
       No

> 19. Have you ever had an unusual strong reaction to eating peppers? What was
> it? If so, have you had gastrointestinal problems, such as an ulcer?
>  
      No

> 20. Do you grow your own chiles? Lots or a little? 

Yes, a dozen plants in pots on the patio.
> 
> 21. Is your profession related to chiles? If yes, what is it?    No
> 
> 22. How long have you been on the Chile Heads list?   Couple years.
> 
> 23. Are you a knuckle-dragger? (If you've been on the list a short time, you
> may not understand this...)  I can tie my shoes without bending over...
> 
> 24. How do you spell the name of our favorite fruit?  Chile
> 
> 25. Do you use chiles for anything other than eating? What? (rael, control
> yourself...)   Curing cold sores and pest control (feline variety)
> 
> 26. Where do you live?   Near Seattle
> 
> 27. Is it hotter in the Summer or the city?    It always rains in Seattle...
>