On Dec 27, 1:44*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> 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.

Well, there's no reason you can't take them wherever you want.