Comments on: Heat http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: asadoarg http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-29166 asadoarg Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:55:21 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-29166 Why why why can't habaneros be popular here!? Some of the markets carry a bunch of what I'm guessing are anaheim chiles down here. They pack some heat when pureed with the seeds but not as much as I would like. I'm not too fond of their tough skins either. Some jalapeños appear once in a while. I do have a habanero plant (plus a couple ancho) growing indoors but they refuse to produce any fruits. I think next summer I'll take the chance and leave them outside. The nights are cool but maybe they'll hold up. Or if not at least bring them indoors at night. Nothing to lose really at this point. For now I'll just have to live with family sending bottles of hot sauce--some with extract added for extra kick! Why why why can’t habaneros be popular here!?

Some of the markets carry a bunch of what I’m guessing are anaheim chiles down here. They pack some heat when pureed with the seeds but not as much as I would like. I’m not too fond of their tough skins either. Some jalapeños appear once in a while.

I do have a habanero plant (plus a couple ancho) growing indoors but they refuse to produce any fruits. I think next summer I’ll take the chance and leave them outside. The nights are cool but maybe they’ll hold up. Or if not at least bring them indoors at night. Nothing to lose really at this point.

For now I’ll just have to live with family sending bottles of hot sauce–some with extract added for extra kick!

]]> By: ksternberg http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-23579 ksternberg Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:03:46 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-23579 I missed your whole point, Dan. Sorry. I can see, then, why it was so nice to find some nice chili peppers there. I missed your whole point, Dan. Sorry. I can see, then, why it was so nice to find some nice chili peppers there.

]]> By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-23575 dan Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:25:54 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-23575 Actually, it's extraordinarily difficult to find chili peppers here. That's why I pointed it out as a sort of treasure trove find. Most markets carry no hotter peppers at all, and if they do, it's likely that they're something fairly basic like jalapeños or serranos. It's becoming easier - finding the two types that I found in the one market this week (and they literally only had the one small bag of each) simply wouldn't have happened a year or two ago. As to bottled hot sauces, about the only things you can find are Tabasco, and occasionally a bottle of another tabasco based sauce like Louisiana Gold. Hence, the excitement here... Actually, it’s extraordinarily difficult to find chili peppers here. That’s why I pointed it out as a sort of treasure trove find. Most markets carry no hotter peppers at all, and if they do, it’s likely that they’re something fairly basic like jalapeños or serranos. It’s becoming easier - finding the two types that I found in the one market this week (and they literally only had the one small bag of each) simply wouldn’t have happened a year or two ago. As to bottled hot sauces, about the only things you can find are Tabasco, and occasionally a bottle of another tabasco based sauce like Louisiana Gold. Hence, the excitement here…

]]> By: ksternberg http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-23545 ksternberg Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:38:27 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20070330/heat#comment-23545 The prevalence of so many peppers is another reason I would love to live in Buenos Aires. I am a total, crazed spicy hot fanatic, but I must sadly admit to meeting my match once with a hot sauce made entirely from habanero peppers. In an instant, my existence turned to one of extreme heat and perspiration. Not pleasant. I know of some sauces that come boxed in their own individual wooden coffin-shaped boxes. It's not hard to see why. The prevalence of so many peppers is another reason I would love to live in Buenos Aires. I am a total, crazed spicy hot fanatic, but I must sadly admit to meeting my match once with a hot sauce made entirely from habanero peppers. In an instant, my existence turned to one of extreme heat and perspiration. Not pleasant. I know of some sauces that come boxed in their own individual wooden coffin-shaped boxes. It’s not hard to see why.

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