RE: [CH] chilehead coffee
Riley J. McIntire (Riley@ChileGarden.com)
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:54:16 -0800
> From: raincrone@juno.com
> > ooh, how completely intriguing! I'm gonna have to try this.... a
> > caffeine/pepper buzz. What do you do, do you let the water
> > percolate over the chile?
>
> You can do it that way, yes, splitting the chiles first.
> But I usually
> just take a pepper that still has its stem and split it from the tip
> almost
> but not all the way to the cap, and use that as a stirrer for
> my cup.
Haven't tried it with fresh chiles. One my favs is a bit of dried
fatalii with the beans when you grind them. Or break it up in the coffee
filter.
> Either way, don't overdo the chiles; you want to be able to taste
> the lovely synergy of coffee and chile, not just the chile. (And of
Agreed. It can be quite good.
Hot regards,
Riley