Re: [CH] They're starting to catch on
Dave Drum (dirty_dave@chillicooks.org)
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:09:08 -0500
Rael64 wrote:
> No, it ain't a commie plot. It's a capitalist plot. And a dirty one at that.
Well, yeah. I can see, and even understand to some degree their bean
counter point. They want to produce a consistent, repeatable,
predictable product. And the way to do that is to use heatless chilies
and add the heat from another source, such as extract. Just not to a
level that will reveal the burnt cat hair undertaste that extract
usually has in useful amounts.
What they forget is that they will tip some to our side - even though
most will think the "moderate" setting on their Pace Piquante Sauce is
quite daring. We'll still get the occasional convert who will zoom
quickly past Sandy O and her moderate corps into the ranks of the
Barnharts.
Of course those who don't understand how the evil corporate mind works
still expect those evil corporate types to "learn something about
peppers and that there are some brilliant chilies that can be used in
food without hurting anyone".
Most of those evil corporate types wouldn't know a chile if you ground
it to a powder and used it in place of talcum to dust their condoms.
And they don't care. All they care about is that X cases of product
will bring Y dollars of profit - and we need to increase the Y dollars.
Anyway - you can have a lot of fun with Gustoso Chilies (Venezuelan
Sweet Habaneros) if you are good a bit of sleight of hand. Munch a
Gustoso (even if you're a member of the moderate corps) before their
very eyes and offer around real scotch bonnets to any who want to be
macho. You'll nearly always get some takers. Bv)=
Just be sure YOU remember which is which. Unless you eat habs all the
time ... which I don't. Chilies for me are more about flavour than
about macho heat games. which, I suppose is why I don't mind that
there are heatless jalapeņos and habaneros.
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