Pilipili

[Trev]

Anybody ever tried this stuff? My stepson's friend brought us some once, in a small bag, and we loved it. Hottest stuff I ever tasted. But we can't find it anywhere, and searches on the net only show wholesalers.

I don't know for sure, but I suspect it puts Scotch Bonnets to shame in terms of real heat. (What's the measurement again that people use for measuring the "hotness" of peppers?)

Any hints appreciated...

TIA,
Bob

[Kevin_in_Mi]

pepper hottness is measured in scovile units

[pbenven]

Yeah, Scoville heat units. Here's a rough comparison (the same breed of peppers vary quite a bit in heat depending on location and other factors):

Bell Pepper: 1 000 units
Jalapeno: 30 000 units
Serano: 50 000 units
Habanero (the hottest known to man): 100 000 units

There's a very good book available for general information and growing methods: The Pepper Graden.

[Trev]

Great.. thanks! I'll check out that book.

Habanero, eh? [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Sounds like my kind of pepper.

Thanks again,
Bob

[Hank]

<font color="blue">Bell Pepper: 1 000 units
Jalapeno: 30 000 units
Serano: 50 000 units
Habanero (the hottest known to man): 100 000 units
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BodyGuard brand Pepper Spray (issued to lots of PD's): 2,000,000 shu's

[wasabi]

Bell Pepper: 1 000 units
Jalapeno: 30 000 units
Serano: 50 000 units
Habanero (the hottest known to man): 100 000 units

wasabi: ??????? units [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

[Hayseed]

What is wasabi?

[Hondo]

It's the green pasty substance served with sushi, sort of a Japanese horseradish. Great stuff!

[Hayseed]

I love horshradish. Guess I'll have try wasabi...

[pbenven]

If you do, remember one thing - breath in through the nose, out through the mouth.