Two weeks ago I dried some Habanero chillis, and ate them last night. One slice was hot...then I braved it and ate 3 (slices) at once. Yep - the tears were pouring, nose was running and tongue was burning. A funny sight; a funny experience. And yet despite tucking into something less hot - some fresh cayenne peppers afterwards, my stomach never complained. Onions and garlic get more reaction than these little fire-sticks. Strange, and its why I enjoy chillis so much. So in honour of the little devils, here's today's lunch & what's growing around the house:
Buckwheat cracker with tomato, fresh chives & basil, chopped fresh cayenne peppers, salt, pepper, oil and lemon juice:
Cayenne peppers ready for the picking. These have such a nice flavour and are great eaten fresh.
The dried habaneros I tangoed with. Hot hot hot.
And just some regular chillis. Nice dehydrated, crushed and put into a grinder.
Any funny chilli stories, pictures of your own, or suggestions for tasty varieties to grow?
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Thread: The mighty Chilli
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02-13-2011 07:10 AM #1
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The mighty Chilli
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I love Chilis. I love hot, hot, hot. Thanks for sharing!
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Gorgeous pics too scyn!!
Thanks so much for sharing!
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02-13-2011 11:24 AM #4
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mmmm i love hot and spicy!!! i take habeneros and blend them with a little water and oil in my vita-mix. then i add them to my tom juices when i'm fasting. mmmm so good!
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02-14-2011 12:43 PM #5
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You do it for flavour or does it help with cleansing? Originally Posted by Aleesha
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Very nice pics !!....wish I could step outside and "pick" something to eat right now but we have 4 feet of snow here right now instead......oh well.....thanks for sharing....PEACE
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Hey Rawnewbie9 it's nice to meet you! I work in Grimsby!
The snow has been pretty to look at......but I hate the cold....burrrrr!
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I wish I could handle the heat. My SO loves spicy foods, not just for the heat, for the flavor. I never even knew they had discernible flavors until she told me. To me they are just painful, even things labeled mild!
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I might try dried chipotle chiles Sunshine. They give a lot of flavor, but almost zero heat. I love them! I've been using dried Pasilla chiles as well lately since I have a bag of them. So scrumptious!
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02-19-2011 07:51 AM #10
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Call me also a Chilihead,
I love Chilies, even my mexican father in law said, I would put shame on the Mexicans, because I like it spicier than them.
Cauliflowerpopcorn with Chipotlepowder is YUMMY!
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I made a mock tom kha gai this morning and loaded it with sliced serrano chiles. YUM.
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02-19-2011 10:10 AM #12
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I've never eaten chipotle...are they just smoked & dried jalapeños?
This must be impossible to eat:
The world’s hottest chilli is from….
The UK’s Cumbria!? Chilli farmer Gerald Fowler crossed three of the hottest varieties to scorch the Scoville scale. His Naga Viper rates an astonishing 1,359,000 which is a measure of the active ingredient capsaicin. The most popular chilli, Jalapeno, measures a paltry 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units.
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They appear to smoked Jalapenos
Not raw. I don't mind doing some non-raw seasonings, but for those who do, looks like chipotles are out.
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02-19-2011 11:30 AM #14
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From looking around it appears that they're just left to dry in a smoky environment. It look like they might still be raw.They appear to smoked Jalapenos Not raw. I don't mind doing some non-raw seasonings, but for those who do, looks like chipotles are out.
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02-19-2011 12:39 PM #15
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Hey scyn,
Enough about the chillies. Are they store bought buckwheat crackers. Home dehydrated ones. Do you have a recipe?
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