Re: [CH] Red Savina vs. Bhut Jolokia
dan combs (dcombs@bloomington.in.us)
Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:45:41 -0400
Krogers has a small 1/2 pint clamshell of alleged "Ghost" Bhut
Jolokias for $3.99, fresh, from Uesugi Farms, Inc. of Gilroy, Calif.
95020. I thought they looked like Red jamakes or maybe even a
Savina, but I bought them anyway. I stared at them for two nights
and then popped a quarter of one in my mouth and went to bed. Not
much to them.
I emailed Chile Woman and told her I wanted a few Bhuts and took the
tray out to her to show her. She agreed they were red habs of some
kind. I got some Bhuts from her and now I am staring at them,
wondering about how sane I am. She said she'd tried the Bhuts and
wasn't interested in repeating the experience. But my point is faux
Bhuts appear to have arrived.
carpo
At 12:20 AM 10/20/2010, AndyB wrote:
>This is in regard to my personal observations of Red Savina vs. Bhut Jolokia.
>A few years ago I grew both under the same conditions and processed
>them the same.
>
>I tasted small fresh flakes of each. After de-seeding and (smoke) drying, I
>tasted again small flakes of each. Each tine I first tasted the Red
>Savina, then the Bhut Jalokia.
>
>As expected, the Savina was very hot. However, => the Bhut was
>(gasp) definitely hotter =-O.
>
>The Savina definitely had a richer flavor than the Bhut, whose flavor was a
>bit thin. (I did go back to each to better evaluate the taste.)
>
>Before drying, however, the flesh on the Red Savina was much thicker than that
>of the Bhut, which was very thin. The Savina pod was, on the
>average, about two
>to three times heavier than the Bhut.
>
>So, for quantity of heat per pod, I found them to be about the same, with
>the Savina having a slight edge. Additionally, since I am now also
>doing extracts, which preserves the flavor, I have dropped the Jalokia in favor
>of the Savina.
>
>AndyB
>
>
>
>On 10/7/2010 5:27 PM, Dave Drum wrote:
>>Red Savina is the hottest in Guiness. Not hardly. If I had her address I'd
>>mail her a couple of the dried bhut jolokia
>
>
>
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