zxcvbob wrote:
>
> Doug Kanter wrote:
> > "notbob" > wrote:
> >
> >>On 2005-06-08, Dan Abel > wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ground cayenne pepper is a kind of ground red pepper, but if you have
> >>>some
> >>>ground red pepper, it could be any kind of ground dried red pepper,
> >>>including some that are quite mild.
> >>
> >>Or, the spice company may just be a buncha twits. I recall seeing
> >>one spice brand labeled 'ground red pepper' and upon further reading
> >>of the label/ingredients discovered it was, in fact, cayenne.
> >
> > Well, a cayenne is a pepper and it is red when mature.
>
> By calling it "Ground red pepper", they can substitute a different hot
> pepper (like maybe japones or sanaam) if the the price is better or
> there's a crop failure for cayenne peppers. Usually ground red pepper
> will be cayenne, and I would say the two products are always interchangable.

And the best place to buy this stuff is a store catering to Mexicans. There
will be several different kinds hanging on the wall, generally under
$1/ounce. Check out the other spices too.

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Bev
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