Re: [CH] World's hottest chile
Gtoughchile (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 1:58:12 -0800
Sorry Tina, but Jim is right. Bosland and DeWitt were not nearly as skeptical about the Naga Jolokia claims as they were about "Red Savina". The interesting thing is that Naga Jolokia apparently has mostly C. Chinense genes, but also C. Frutescens genes. Dr. Bosland actually proved that the Indian scientists were at least partially right. Too bad that after their press release they failed to respond to inquiries from the western press. Had they done so, your nose wouldn't be so far out of joint.
Dave Anderson
TLCC
> I don't consider it unfortunate at all! :-)
>
> If one would recall the original article that they were pressed to comment
> on, it was sooo full of factual errors it could only have been considered
> a
> joke. He was extremely kind in only expressing doubts, based on what was
> printed. The Savina(R) was identified as a "Mexican" pepper, the jolokia
> as
> a frutescens (not a cross), and the sum total output of chiles in the US
> at
> 8,000 tons.
>
> Somebody's miffed feelings ought to be directed instead at the people who
> wrote such a poor article ;-)
>
> -Jim C
> http://www.StepUpForCharity.org
> Mild to Wild(R)