Ot - jalapeno peppers less hotter than ever.

texaswig

Interesting article.

https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/05/why-jalapeno-peppers-less-spicy-blame-aggies/

buzd504

Thanks, TAMU. 

nolaegghead

Interesting.  I just thought I was increasingly heat tolerant.  Went to school there for some senior year classes.

lousubcap

Thanks for the article.  What next??

FrostyEgg

Jalapeno peppers are now woke - they don't want to offend anyone with their spiciness.

Legume

FrostyEgg said:

Jalapeno peppers are now woke - they don't want to offend anyone with their spiciness.

I love the idea of woke peppers originating at A&M.

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

FrostyEgg said:

Jalapeno peppers are now woke - they don't want to offend anyone with their spiciness.

I love the idea of woke peppers originating at A&M.

Well we know they couldn't originate in Florida, because that is where WOKE GOES TO DIE!

dbCooper

A observation from my area of the country.  There are two major food service distributors here, Sysco and US Foods.  US Foods customers typically have the unadulterated jalapenos, Sysco is a crap shoot.

Options to get the good stuff include farmers markets and growing your own.

Botch

I enjoy Rick Bayless' mexican food videos, and he prefers serranos to jalapeños because 1 in 15 will be unusually hot; serranos are hotter but consistently so, just use less.  

MaskedMarvel

My response has been to go full throttle driveway garden:

red, yellow, peach, and chocolate Carolina reapers
red scorpions
cayennes
red, yellow, and orange habaneros
ghosts
and one jalapeno

Some tomatoes, potatoes, salad stuff, herbs, radishes, and specialty bell peppers in there, as well…

lousubcap

@MaskedMarvel - that is taking matters into your own hands and dialing up the real heat.  Enjoy harvest and consumption season. 

Ozzie_Isaac

MaskedMarvel said:

My response has been to go full throttle driveway garden:

red, yellow, peach, and chocolate Carolina reapers
red scorpions
cayennes
red, yellow, and orange habaneros
ghosts
and one jalapeno

Some tomatoes, potatoes, salad stuff, herbs, radishes, and specialty bell peppers in there, as well…

That is awesome, however, I think someone in your HOA is asleep at the wheel.

TechsasJim

The Aggies do a lot of things well, but I never saw woke being one of them.    Times a changin’    Legume said:

FrostyEgg said:

Jalapeno peppers are now woke - they don't want to offend anyone with their spiciness.

I love the idea of woke peppers originating at A&M.

texaswig

@Botch Rick Bayless is one of my favorites. Scott Bayless not so much. I couldn't believe I didn't find out till late in life that their brothers. One of the best things I've learned from Rick was rinsing chopped white onions. If you're going to eat them raw to take some of the harshness out. Works really well. 

johnmitchell

Nicely done Damien @MaskedMarvel. Now to control the rabble rousers walking home from the pubs in the area 😂😂

Jstroke

@MaskedMarvel, I had never seen raised beds on wheels. They appear to be a purchased item, probably with drain holes. Not gonna lie, that is a very slick idea for convenience. Thanks

lkapigian

Totally outside the box @MaskedMarvel

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch

Jstroke said:

@MaskedMarvel, I had never seen raised beds on wheels. They appear to be a purchased item, probably with drain holes. Not gonna lie, that is a very slick idea for convenience. Thanks

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