Re: [CH] habanero video
Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@shaw.ca)
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:22:03 -0700
jim@wildpepper.com wrote:
> I didn't really *bet* them- they were just trash talking each other:
> "you gimme $5 I'd eat one". Of course, none of them had $5 so the
> banter went on for several minutes. I finally slapped a $20 on the hood
> of my truck & told them *I'd* pay the $5 if it would shut them up. They
> lined up & I set the conditions: I got to pick the chile and puking
> would mean I kept the money. The first one ate it & was in *agony*! he
> was running around eating the grass trying to get the burn to quit. The
> rest stood there mumbling to each other: "it can't be *that* hot, can
> it?". Four more took the challenge. I told them I onlyhad sympathy for
> the first one because the rest should have known better after watching
> him.
>
> I think 3/4 got the $5 (one puked in the corn field on the way home) and
> all FOUR decided it wasn't worth the $5 :-)
>
> -Jim
> http://www.StepUpForCharity.org
>
I think Jim remembers the story about when I went into a market here in
Nanaimo and picked up a nice bag of orange habs. The young lady, noting
my advanced age, said " Sir...do you know those are the hottest peppers
in the world, and you must wear gloves when you touch them?" So, after
she weighed them, I took one from the baggie, and chomped it in half.
She just about died, "SIR SIR....are you alright? Do you want water?"
After eating the half hab, I said to her " Nope, I am fine thanks" And
went away with my purchase. However, if anyone had given me the finger
on the way home, I could have spit in their eyes and blinded them! I
still am able to eat habs raw, but not to that extent. And never barfed
one up either. Yet. Nothing like the nice fruity flavor of a fresh hab,
and chopped into a dish, really gives it a kick. Tastes wonderful in a
chilled fruit salad
Cheers, old Doug in BC heading for 82 in another 5 months