Re: [CH] Bell peppers
green56 (green56@PioneerPlanet.infi.net)
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:07:06 -0600
H & S,
I didn't 'bash' anybuddy. I cannot tolerate bells as they're flavorless,
bitter, and hurt my stomach. They can be cooked to mush and I still can't
abide them. Why eat something that has no flavor, burns your tongue - and
not in a pleasant, "capsicum" way - and makes your gut hurt like you're
having a heart attack? Heat's got nothing to do with it - I'm the biggest
Velveeta eater you'll ever find. And the plain kind, with NO chiles in
it...
There was no joke. Simply a voicing of opinion that was misconstrued. I
hate bell peppers and there ain't no way I'm gonna apologize for it.
You don't? GREAT! Enjoy!
H & S Wright wrote:
> Hmmmm, I think what you guys up there call bell peppers, we call
> capsicum. Yes, they have no heat, and yes they come in all sorts of
> colours.
> I quite like them raw in salads, or grilled on the barbecue, or baked
> with other veges.
> I also love the heat from good ol' cayenne peppers, and I'm trying to
> grow habaneros for the first time. (They're flowering but seem to be
> slow to set fruit. Any ideas?)
> What I don't get is the apparent contempt that some folk seem to have
> for poor defenseless capsicum! Just cos they're not hot? Potatoes
> aren't hot, carrots aren't hot, cheese isn't (often) hot, apples aren't
> hot, do these food items come in for the same sort of ridicule?
> Personally, I don't like like brussel sprouts or water chestnuts very
> much, but I sure as hell don't denigrate anyone who does. P'raps I'm
> missing the joke, but, good grief, leave poor old capsicum alone!!
>
> By the way, if anyone wants a crack at the America's Cup, we'll put it
> up again in 3 or 4 years.....
>
> Hal