I like hot peppers. My wife, Char grows a beautiful veggie garden every year and she always has several varieties of peppers that she uses for salsa and other dishes.
A couple of years ago I heard about 'Ghost Peppers' or these puppies> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Bhut_Jolokia
and I wanted to try them. Last year she bought two from a nursery and planted them. Instead of the mega-hot things what came up were 'habenero' peppers. Hot, but I've had them, eaten them and enjoyed them. The plants were apparently mis-labled. This year she bought two more and they are near to harvest. When ripe they are supposed to be a redish purple color but one fell off the vine that was all orange.
I tried a 1/4" of it tonight with my dinner. Wow!
If you like hot pepper but have never tried the 'ghost pepper', you're in for a treat. My lips, tongue and throat are still burning and it's been close to an hour since dinner.
These things are dangerous. Be careful if you try them. And DO NOT touch your face or eyes after handling them. They're like battery acid.
Tom
A couple of years ago I heard about 'Ghost Peppers' or these puppies> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_Bhut_Jolokia
and I wanted to try them. Last year she bought two from a nursery and planted them. Instead of the mega-hot things what came up were 'habenero' peppers. Hot, but I've had them, eaten them and enjoyed them. The plants were apparently mis-labled. This year she bought two more and they are near to harvest. When ripe they are supposed to be a redish purple color but one fell off the vine that was all orange.
I tried a 1/4" of it tonight with my dinner. Wow!
If you like hot pepper but have never tried the 'ghost pepper', you're in for a treat. My lips, tongue and throat are still burning and it's been close to an hour since dinner.
These things are dangerous. Be careful if you try them. And DO NOT touch your face or eyes after handling them. They're like battery acid.
Tom