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Skriven 2006-11-30 00:53:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av IAN HOARE
Ärende: TRANS-FATS 592
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 -=> Ian Hoare said to Dale Shipp <=-

 IH> No, we can't get Jalapenos here. There's one shop that sells a variety
 IH> of exotic fruit and vegetables in Brive, and they usually sell 4 or 5
 IH> different types of chile, scotch bonnets, some smallish asian ones that

So with the degree of pepper wussiness you describe in your
area, why do they sell Scotch bonnets? Is there a sizable
Martiniquean or Haitian population now?

 IH> are pretty hot, some "bird's tongue" I think they're called, tiny and
 IH> VERY hot. Then there are usually some mildish large ones. Don't forget

They're also called, as I recall, "mouse poop" peppers by the Thai.

 IH> that we don't have any indigenous peoples with a "Chile" culture, and
 IH> that really the only experience they have with them are "piment
 IH> d'espalette" which are about like a serrano in size and shape, maybe a
 IH> touch bigger, but relatively mild, and harissa, which is a bit like a
 IH> rather better sambal oelek, used in North Africa. 
 
I'll agree with you only if the harissa is made with cumin rather
than the just as common caraway. I'm not sure why I react so
favorably to the one and not the other.

When the two spices are combined, the effect of both is muted,
giving me the impression of a sort of varnished cumin -

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00

      Title: Harissa
 Categories: Spices
      Yield: 1 servings

      1 oz Dried red chilies                   1 ts Coriander seeds
      1    Garlic clove, chopped                 pn Salt (several)
      1 ts Caraway seeds                            Olive oil
      1 ts Cumin seeds

  Soak chilies in hot water 1 hour. Drain well; pat dry. Grind to a smooth
  paste with garlic, spices and salt. Add enough olive oil to cover surface.
  Cover and store in a cool up to 2 months.

  Louise Steele, The Book of Hot and Spicy Foods

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