Posted on 11/21/2004 2:43:59 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
S A C R I L E G E !
Texas Ping!
Jalapeno beats it by far for flavor, all it had was HEEEEAAAAATTTTT
My first thought when I read the headline was "what's the point of doing that?"
I dont know what a habenaero tastes like. you cant taste anything with all that heat!
I like jalepenos, but I can't eat habaneros. I tried one bite of one once. Anyway my stomach doesn't handle peppers and spicy food as well as it used to.
You have to be crazy to eat those super hot habanero's. A jaliino is the limit for me, and even then I don't put too much in my chilli creation. I ate some habanero on a dare once. never again. It's a pepper which keeps on giving, just when you think you've recovered from the experience, the following bowel movement will again remind you that you should never eat those things. They are great for playing tricks though.
I also like the idea --- right now I'm hooked on poblano chilis which you can eat a ton of but they don't cause you any pain. Chilis can have flavor and some bite but still be edible. It's also a myth that every Mexican likes chilis to be as hot as possible --- I've met some who won't even add onions to their food because they make it too spicy.
Afterall, it'll still be up there in the 50k's of the Scoville scale.
If you've ever just tried just the flesh (no seeds or white 'connective tissue) of a hab or 'scotch bonnet', it's a different flavor then most of the jalapeno varieties.
Habaneros have a great flavor! Try making up a batch of fresh salsa and using about 1/2 a habanero per 1-2 jalapenos (depending on taste). They are great! Also, there is a hot sauce called Yucatan Sunshine which is made with carrots and habaneros which is the best out there...JFK
But I'm just a northerner, we have weak stomachs when it comes to peppers and hot chilli creations. Most people think my Chilli is too hot. They know nothing. Southerners must have cast iron stomachs or something, my chilli would be laughed at.
"...a regular habanero averages around 300,000 to 400,000 units..."
Does anyone know how a habanero compares to one of those translucent, dark-red peppers that come in some Chinese food?
I made the mistake of biting into one of those Chinese peppers once, and it about killed me. It went nuclear in my mouth, which was not unexpected, but then the heat got into my nasal passages and finally my eyes. Every tear duct and mucus membrane that my face possessed was on red alert, and I was going through about three tissues a minute sopping up the various fluids they were producing. It was like I had been Maced.
If habaneros are hotter than these things, then they are very hot indeed.
When I read the article, my mouth started watering, so I went in and had some of my habanero salsa.
Those are pretty tame. I used to eat them when I ordered hot Chinese dishes. I avoid eating them now, because my stomach can't handle peppers the way it could when I was 18.
A million years ago, I worked at Harlingen AFB when my hsuband was in service. One of my office mates kept jars of jalapenos in her desk and snacked on them all day. You think that's what turned her hair fiery red?
A million years later, I find that the hot stuff irritates my tum. A mild habanero might be fine now. But back then, I got into the jalapeno thing, and could eat more than the big strong AF guys, some TX natives. We actually had contests. Imagine that!
Mace is mild compared to those things. I grow jalipino peppers which always come out extremely hot, just handling them and accidently wiping dust out of your eye will burn like mad. Great in a chili especially if you have a cold and are conjested. Loosens you right up.
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