Re: [CH] Tabasco
Jeff Thompson (jeffthompson@mac.com)
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:39:44 -0500
Testify brother/sister "dpgillis" :o)
I agree wholeheartedly. My ranting about Tabasco and habaneros was mearly to
make the point that all peppers great and small are valued by the chile-head
(this includes sauces). Diversity is the true spice of life.
And as George has just pointed out, I'm a closet habanero fiend - he
"out-ed" me. :^)
> From: "dpgillis" <dpgillis@gateway.net>
> Reply-To: "dpgillis" <dpgillis@gateway.net>
> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 18:38:17 -0600
> To: "Chile-Heads" <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
> Subject: [CH] Tabasco
>
> Why all the Tabasco bashing? People are so venomously opposed to the
> original hot sauce and I just don't understand it. The big complaint always
> seems to be that it's "vinegar swill" or something equally as foolish. It
> seems to me that a lot of very decent hot sauces have some sort of vinegar
> in them (cider vinegar seems to work very well). However, many of what I
> consider to be phony hot sauces are made from chemical extracts (you know..
> burnt cat hair). I wonder if the same people who hate Tabasco so much are
> the same people who think that being a chili-head means that you have to
> only consume the most unnatural, nasty crap that they can find so they can
> wear what they think is some sort of badge of honor. I happen to be a
> serious habanero fan. I put them on crackers as an appetizer. I grow my
> own peppers, jalapenos, habaneros, cayenne, a few ornamentals that I like to
> eat because they kick ass, etc. I have hot sauce at work and about 20
> varieties in my refrigerator right now. I do, indeed, eat the heat.
>
> My point here is that Tabasco is a damn good sauce, and even though it's not
> the hottest thing on the shelf, it's the original and deserves a little more
> respect than it tends to get around here.
>