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.

You forgot to mention that Mexicans wash their hands, after they crush the
chiles, to avoid skin burns.

I don't have much of a tolerance for pepper myself. Too much spicy food
would destroy the good bacteria in my digestive system. I eat a lot of
Activia yogurt.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)