Re: [CH] wildpepper
Mxyzptlk (jpklein@flash.net)
Mon, 09 Aug 1999 17:53:55 -0500
danceswithcarp wrote:
> > --- "Scott W. Schreiber" <scottws@stratos.net> wrote:
> > Let's just say it burns twice.
> >
> > Any way to avoid this??
>
> Remove the seeds.
It's not as pronounced if you do this, but if you ingest a good dose of
habanero it doesn't seem to make a huge pile of difference...and I've been
eating peppers for several decades without becoming invulnerable to the
"second burn" yet. True, it isn't as traumatic as it once was, but I DID
notice unpleasantry after usuing liberal doses of Jim's dried Red Savina on
90% of everything I ate for 3 or 4 days. I get a little carried away sometimes
:-). BTW, I just picked and chewed up the first orange hab I've ever grown
myself and I was pleasantly surprised at the heat - especially after eating
many of the local "hothouse" versions. Can't beat those active enzymes right
off the vine! Took a good 45-60 seconds before I realized what I was in for.
The hottest ones I've ever experienced were the first ones I found about,
geez, 9 years ago or so. They were Cubans and I got them at a gourmet produce
store way back when habs were relatively unknown by many people. Those things
were incredible...they made my ears ring. I still remember tossing 1/2 dozen
into the blender and adding them to a jar of tame salsa for fun. Wow. Nothing
like a fresh hab.
jeff
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