On 12/27/2011 10:18 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:26:49 -0500, "Christopher M."
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> Coarse pepper has more flavor.
>
> It certainly does.
>
>> Fine pepper tastes like the stuff in the supermarket.
>
> Where have you been? The supermarket carries coarser ground pepper.
> They even have cracked pepper, which no one can complain about because
> your teeth grind it up and you'll get quite a blast of pepper if
> you're not ready for it.
>

A guy from Texas sent me a small medicine bottle of dried chile piquin.
These are about the same size as peppercorns but they are rather hot. I
used to add them whole to my bowls of chili and savor the little bombs
of intense heat that lasted a few seconds and then faded rapidly away.
The guy was a little surprised that I ate them whole because the
Mexicans crush them before they sprinkle it on their food. What the
heck, it works for me.

If you like intense heat, you should experience these. The ones I'm
talking about are the round, dry, ones not the elongated ones. I wish I
could carry them with me everywhere to liven up boring dishes.