Bhut Jolokia

[Ibi Sum]

Awesome! I like to hear the bars horticultural stories .. Especially  
if it involves barbaric pain.   :)


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--
Jay Vaughan



On Sep 3, 2008, at 13:26, "Ron West" <ronwest at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, they are finally ripe (they take 3-4 weeks longer than other
> peppers) and they certainly live up to their reputation. There was no
> way in hell I was going to eat the whole thing so I cut off a slice
> about the size of my thumbnail. Given its reputation I was mainly
> curious to see just how hot this thing was. I put the slice in my
> mouth and chewed - good flavor but the heat wasn't intense like I
> read. Then it hit me. Bad. I was thinking, "don't swallow it" but for
> some reason I did. The pain when it hit the back of my throat was
> intense. I started sweating and my wife said I turned white. I had
> some plain yogurt ready (milk helps with pepper burn but I don't drink
> milk) and that helped with the fire. I can't imagine eating a whole
> pepper like I've seen people do.
> Search on YouTube for Bhut Jolokia and watch the insanity. I now know
> why this is called the "Ghost Pepper"!
>
> -- 
> Ron
>
> "I'm schizophrenic, and so am I."
>
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