Friday, 16 March 2012
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Nobody Could Ever Prepare For a Ghost Chili Pepper
I buy something I think is a jalapeno, but is actually a ghost chilli pepper, and put a large chunk of it in my mouth. Note to self: Don't buy foreign peppers without doing your research first!
Folks, my whole mouth feels like it's been bitten by 30 rattlesnakes all at once, I'm still salivating excessively, my stomach is flipping like flapjacks, and there were juices on my fingers from cutting the peppers, and I touched the side of my face. It's red, and if I didn't know otherwise, I'd think the tingling on the side of my face was a sign of a stroke. I think they call it a ghost pepper because the lingering effects haunt you. And I was going to put some in my quiche.
I've obviously been experimenting with different foods lately, some have failed miserably like the scenario mentioned above, but most have been a huge hit. I've never been a huge fan (or.. a fan period..) of anything hot and spicy. I just didn't have the stomach or the balls for it to be quite frank with you. But lately I've been gradually working myself up to braving things like a ghost chili pepper, which NO ONE could ever be really prepared for anyway.
It all started with sweet chili heat Doritos, I kid you not. Something stirred my taste buds in a way I've never experienced in something that burned my mouth even slightly before: enjoyment. It was actually tasty. The adventure continued with other spicy named chips, then started added chili powder and red pepper flakes in recipes to give it a good kick. I thought jalapeno poppers would be frightening but they were extremely mild what with the batter and cheese and other things they try to stuff into small poppers, cheap-ing out on all of it. That's when I decided it was time to start cooking with real live jalapeno peppers.
The result, my dear xangans, was this, nothing short of pure genius:
Bracon-wrapped jalapeno peppers (cut in half and seeded), with a cream cheese filling. I dip them in sour cream too if the peppers get to be too much for me. The cream cheese and sour cream counteracts the intensity of the jalapeno, but the bacon locks in its juices keeping it spicy for those who don't need sour cream.
Have you ever tried a ghost chili pepper? How do you feel about spicy foods? Tell me your stories or reactions!
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Ahh!! I love spicy food but not when I can't feel my mouth! You're a brave soul. I MIGHT try it if it were in front of me.
LOL. I was going to ask if the grocery store has labels, but my mom did something similar when I was a kid only she didn't taste it. She just cooked with it like it was a regular jalapeno pepper. We proceeded to eat the enchiladas like they weren't lighting our insides on fire...then she cursed us out for not saying something when she ate it. I have never heard of ghost peppers. Before pregnancy, I could handle spicy foods. I loved them. Now, even 4 years after giving birth, I still can't handle the spicy stuff. The peppers sound yummy.
recently, i went to a bar that serves hot wings... and the sauce is made from ghost chili. it was AWESOME.
I'm usually disappointed in places where they claim something is spicy because about 95% of the time, it's not for me. I love spicy foods.
I would love to try a ghost chili pepper one day.
wow! i've heard of the ghost chili pepper but haven't seen it in grocery stores in my area. but i would lvoe to try those bacon wrapped jalapenos. those look and sound yummy!
@Emma - I've tried like, the tiniest taste of ghost chili jam and I thought I was going to die. I love spicy food, but I'll admit I'm a weeny at times so my reaction may be a little dramatic lol :)
I've never tried ghost chile but I am such a weenie that I won't. The hottest I'd go is probably the level of serranos. I like foods with a kick sometimes, and I don't have to put chile on everything like some people I know. However, the grilled bacon wrapped jalepenos look delicious. My friend makes something similar but instead of cream cheese, she wraps shrimp with a piece of jalapeno and bacon.
I ate a whole ghost chili out of curiosity. My mouth/lip area ended up getting swollen for hours lol. And it continued to burn in my stomach.
Chiles! You gotta be careful with that stuff! My family is Mexican-American so I grew up surrounded by chiles of all kinds and my family would eat them in any way, just bite the chile or make it a salsa, or fried.. you name it but believe me, until today I haven't gotten used to them and still confuse one with another!
Wow... Daddy would love that. He loves jalapenos.
I've tasted ghost chili salsa before. Only a teaspoon at a time.
Yum yum yum. xx
That's why I don't do spicy anymore.
My family uses GHOST PEPPER all the time and really seem immune to it which I find ODD because I really don't like and cannot handle spicy foods. I will NEVER try it, I hate spicy because it takes away from what the food tastes like and I love food far too much to mask it's flavor... or lose my taste buds for life! lol.
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Ghost chili peppers are awesome.
That's a neat chart. But it'd be good if you mentioned that the Ghost Chili is called the "Bhut Jolokia". You know, to help bridge the information gap.
I am certainly not one who fancies stun-gunning my taste buds just for the extreme challenge of it, but spicy foods are great, in moderation.
@anistazia@xanga - THANK YOU!! I was wondering what the correct term for this pepper was.
please mail me the bacon wrapped pepper. i am hungry. i will wait for the mailman.
@AmberRaffile@xanga - If I was ever going to try it, I think jam would be my method. That sounds tasty. You know, except the dying part.
@Lost_In_Reverie@xanga - LOL It was really yummy! I just wish I had a fire extinguisher for my face afterwards.
@AmberRaffile@xanga - Where did you get it? I wouldn't even know where to look for something like that.
it's weird when i eat spicy stuff my ears start to sting or something I DUNNO! id like to enjoy my food with a little spice. i dont wanna keep sucking in my saliva when i eat spicy food. too much work.
No, thank you. I like spicy, but I also would like for my tastebuds to functioning afterward.