Re: [CH] Ah, memories...
=Mark (mstevens@exit109.com)
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:26:08 -0400
Oops! I was referring to Doug Barnhart. Those chiles were grown by Chip
Welch and were sampled at the 3rd annual Red Lion Hotluck. They were pretty
much as hot as any habs I've had and would render most folks dysfunctional for
5 or 10 minutes. Nice citrusy flavor before the flames started to rage...
On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:53:28 -0700, Doug Irvine wrote
> =Mark wrote:
> > Hey Doug, you remember these?
> >
> > http://www.exit109.com/~mstevens/tinyblast.jpg
> >
> > =Mark
> >
> Yes, but I can't recall who grew them. And they sort of disappeared
> from view after that. Do you have any more info on them? Interesting
> that they are from Brazil. We have very close friends here, the wife
> is from Chile, and they just returned after a month down there. I
> really made a hit with Rosa when we had them for dinner, and I did
> Pastel de Choclo. Pain in the butt to make, but it was worth the
> response when I served it and cutting the corn cobs into bite size
> was the hardest part. Great Chilean dish, to which I added quite a
> bit of heat. The Chileans are not noted for that hot & spicy,
> although Rosa is quite comfortable with as many peppers as I wish
> to add! Cheers, Doug in a warmer BC
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=Mark
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