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Peppers?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:52 pm
by Waucod
Hey does anyone know anything about peppers? I had this yellow one that was in this Haitian dish last night and it was freaking hot and I haven't been able to dins out what type it was. Anyone know anything?
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:19 am
by Aerick-Fyonna
What was the shape? Did it look like this?
If so, that's the habanero, commonly referred to in the Caribbean as the Scotch Bonnet. Until 2006 it was the hottest pepper known to man. They discovered a new pepper in India that is quite a bit hotter.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:31 pm
by Waucod
well they were all cut up but this one is yellow...
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:33 pm
by Santos
Kinda hard to identify it if all we've got is yellow
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:11 pm
by Lexx Yovel
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:19 pm
by Waucod
Well I know its Carribean and that I was on the ground drinking like 3 bottles of water with all my friends finding it amusing.
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:41 pm
by Lisee
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:17 pm
by Aerick-Fyonna
Chilis range in color from green to yellow to red depending on when you pick them. By the time they are red they are very ripe, and not quite so hot. There is only one extremely hot chili from the Caribbean, the Scotch Bonnet. Cuba is technically considered Latin America, and the second hottest pepper in the world is found there, the habanero. It has similliar shape to the Scotch Bonnet, color range, and is quite a few hundred thousand Scovilles hotter.
You also have to factor in your own whimper factor. Hot to you may not be hot to me. In all my travels, which included Cuba and the Caribbean, I have only seen two chilis that resemble what you describe, and it could be either of those.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:04 am
by Mikal
Stick with Banana Peppers...they are safer
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:38 pm
by Waucod
It was pretty hott. I saw a few people crying cause it was so bad so it made me feel good when I just needed a bunch of water...
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:47 pm
by Lamid
[quote="Aerick-Fyonna"]... and is quite a few hundred thousand Scovilles hotter. [\quote]
Oh see now you're just teasing...
Down in the messdecks on my last cruise some guys thought it'd be funny to doctor up my lunch with habanero sauce... Little did they know that I don't flinch until my hair's on fire (back when I had hair), and added more just for fun.
Its a miracle I don't have any ulcers yet.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:44 pm
by Apium
I can't believe we are talking about peppers.
Well at least there is forum activity
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:36 pm
by Kurke Aumea
It's the GAT forum, what you expect. lol
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:59 am
by Monthigos
Mikal wrote:Stick with Banana Peppers...they are safer
Don't you dare bash my beloved Banana Peppers! D:<
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:27 am
by Mikal
Monthigos wrote:Mikal wrote:Stick with Banana Peppers...they are safer
Don't you dare bash my beloved Banana Peppers! D:<
Oh, I wasn't...I have 2 ulcers, so I go with the Banana Peppers myself.
