Re: [CH] "Thai hot" confusion :-) (fwd)
Jonathan Smillie (jonathan.smillie@gmail.com)
Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:59:17 -0400
Regarding hab temperature - I think a good bit of it has to do with
climate and weather. Two years ago my habs were fine; last year all my
plants died of a fungal infection after a long cold spring here in
southern Indiana. This year, I've had a bumper crop of orange habs, and
they have full-force heat and flavor. Of course, we've had a very dry
and a very hot summer, perfect conditions for stressing the chiles.
As far as "Thai Hot" goes - I have two restaurants in the vicinity that
understand what that means. Otherwise they just wink and nod and assume
the round-eyes can't take it - and don't get any more of my business...
Jonathan
W.A. Sawford wrote:
> Hi...long-lost chile-head returning from cancer hell....
>
> Is it my imagination, or have the words, "Thai hot" completely lost
> their meaning? It seems that, with one exception (and they're not
>
> [snip]
>
> Oh...and along the same lines, has anyone noticed that, with the
> exception of Red Savinas, habaneros seem to be losing their heat, too?
> I recently made a batch of tabasco jelly that was an order of magnitude
> hotter than a batch of habanero jelly that I made the next day.....
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Good for you beating the cancer! I have to say your post struck a chord. I
> have noticed for some time now that Chinense type chillies seem to be
> getting milder. :( Here in the UK we have had an all-time low of a
> 'summer', which I'm sure doesn't help the heat, but it's something I have
> noticed over the last 2 years or so. This is from chillies bought from
> supermarkets, from online growers in the UK, and even my own chillies
> grown with seed from commercial seed suppliers.
>
> I know there are abominations such as 'heatless habaneros' out there
> (ohmigod!) but I'm referring to ordinary habs, scotch bonnets, and the
> like. The one exception to the rule this year has proved to be some fab
> Fatalis from the Mid-Devon Chilli Farm.
>
> Any other UK CH'ers out there noticed this?
>
> Wendy
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