Tag: Chilies
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Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Peppers Hot Sauce Hottest Hot Sauce Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Top 10 HOTTEST
What They Don’t Want You to Know
Extract Industry Lies There are several products on the market that claim to be 4,000,000, 7,000,000, etc. Here is what “they” don’t want you to know. At 3,500,000 SU, capsaicin starts getting pretty thick. At 4,000,000 SU it can no longer be poured from the bottle without heating it up. At 6,000,000 it is a [...]
Chile Pepper Casserole
8 Large Poblano Chiles or dried Ancho Chiles 1 Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded 4 Green Onions, sliced 4 Eggs 2 Cups Milk 2/3 Cup Flour 1/4 t Salt 1 Cup Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded 1 Handful Fresh Cilantro, chopped Hot Sauce to taste (Optional) Roast peppers so that the skin blisters, then peel off [...]
Meet the New King of All Chiles
The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion has been named world’s hottest pepper. Here’s how it might benefit you. The Ghost Chili or Bhut Jolokia has been ousted from its position of hottest chile. You now have the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion that’s named as the new hottest pepper on the planet! There’s a lot one can find from [...]
Capsicum and Sex
Will aphrodisiacs improve my sex life? Aphrodisiacs are certain special foods and drinks that are said to raise the libido and send your desire soaring through the roof. But do they actually work? Food and sex have always been linked. Many of the ancient books on the arts of love, such as the Kama Sutra, [...]
Cooking With Dried Chilies
Chile Pepper Substitutions 1 Dried Chipotle equals 1 t Powder 1 Dried Habanero, or De Arbol equals 3/4 t Powder 1 Dried Ancho or Pasilla equals 1 T Powder 1 Dried New Mexican equals 1 T plus 1 t Powder These are approximations since the individual sizes of these peppers can vary Reconstituting Place the [...]
Spice Rubs
Creole 2 1⁄2 T Paprika 2 T Salt 2 T Garlic Powder, Onion Powder 1 T Black Pepper, Cayenne 2 t each Oregano and Thyme Southwest 2 T Chile Powder (Not Store bought) 2 T Paprika 1 T each Coriander, Garlic Powder, Oregano 2 t Salt 2 t Cumin 1 t each Black Pepper, Cayenne, [...]
Chile Facts
Dispelling the Myth Contrary to popular opinion, the seeds DO NOT have any heat of their own. Almost all of the heat in a given Chile is in the VEIN, the thin membranes inside the Chile, which the seeds cling to. The seeds are perceived to have heat because of their close association with the [...]
Capsicum Health Benefits
Capsaicin has been associated with many cures that include lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and warding off strokes and heart attacks, speeding up metabolism, treating colds and fevers, preventing cancer and pain control. Capsaicin is a flavorless, odorless chemical concentrated in the veins of chiles and peppers. The seeds grow next to the veins and [...]
