Re: [CH] #1 Hot Spice Mix
Porter Banister (porter9@concentric.net)
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 16:21:43 -0400
Steve Wrote:
>Several weeks ago I offered Free samples of our #1 Hot Spice Mix. It has a
much >richer flavor and a lot more heat then Calvin's. I really enjoyed
Calvin's powder but the >heat factor was low for my usual taste and would
have to use a lot to bring it up. Let >me know what you think after you have
tested it on a few things.
I received Steve's sample of his #1 Hot Spice Mix recently. I cannot compare
it to Calvin's, having never tried that, but I will say that the flavor and
heat are both superb. It is reminiscent in taste of Chile Today Hot Tomale's
Smoked Habanero/Pasilla Blend powder, though the flavor is more complex
and the heat is greater by a factor of at least 4. I had some on a pizza,
and the flavor was perfect, I did not need any other toppings, it was just a
cheese pizza and Steve's powder. The burn is very much a back of the roof of
the mouth affair, for those of you who enjoy being burned there. My lips and
tongue mostly tingled, but the true burn was back of mouth towards the
throat. A little really goes a long way. I sprinkled a half teaspoon over
the 12 inch pizza, and I will bet that is already too hot for some of the
folks on this list. Reminded me of eating Jim Campbell's 'The Bread' which
I found extraordinarily hot but still just under the wire of tolerable. If
you like 'the bread', you will definitely like Steve's #1 powder. If you
find 'the bread' too hot, you can still enjoy Steve's powder, just go easy
on the amounts.
Porter