Q: Dear Dave,I have been looking for some smoked coban peppers from Guatemala. Do you know where I could purchase some? Do you know of a good substitute? Would Meco Brown chipotle pods be a good substitute?Thanks, Dave A: Hello Dave:To my knowledge, no one sells these. The chipotle would be a good substitute, but you can approximate the cobans by …
Fat Cayennes & Hiccups
Q: Hi Dave,I have two questions.1) I love fresh hot peppers (cayenne, Anaheim, jalapeños) and hot sauces too. I can handle a good bit of heat but not super heat. Just to give you a reference point, Tabasco’s Habanero Sauce is about my level of heat. When I’m eating peppers or hot sauce I get the hiccups quite often. Why? …
Bloody Nose Thanks to Superhot Sauce
Q: Hey Dave,My good friend brought home some Dave’s Insanity Sauce, and thought it would be good to bring it to the family BBQ. He boasted how hot it was and his mother-in-law, thinking it couldn’t be that bad, soaked an onion ring in it, popped it into her mouth, and almost immediately got a bloody nose (of course followed …
Fact Check: Is Capsaicin a Painkiller?
Q: Dear Dave,Help! I’m a fact checker at Seventeen magazine and it’s my job to double check that what we put in the magazine is correct. Seventeen is geared to college-aged women and we have an upcoming article about what might help if you stay up late partying or pull an all-nighter. For a tip, the writer says, "Have eggs …
Chiltepin or Piquin?
Q: Dear Dave,I have a pepper plant growing in a pot I got from my mother-in-law. I want to say its a chiltepin since I saw a picture of what looked like the same plant on www.chileplants.com, but someone told me that it was a piquin. Is there a difference between these peppers or are they the same thing? I …