Q: Dear Dave,I have a suggestion to share with you on how to remove the heat from peppers. I’ve done this with very, very hot habaneros and it removed up to 90% of the heat from them.How it works: 1. Remove stem, seed, and "placenta" from peppers.2. Place peppers in a small bowl and cover with milk.3. Heat the milk …
Dave’s Fave Hot Sauce???
Q: Dave,First of all, I want to tell you that you have the best fiery-foods site on the web. Second of all, I would like to know what your favorite hot sauce is. Mine is either CaJohns Ace or Wildpeppers Red Savina and Garlic.Sincerely, Bernie A: Hello Bernie:Thanks for your compliment–we are trying hard! I am very fickle about a favorite …
Accidental Cross-Pollination
Q: Hi Dave!Love your site! We brought back a package of Pimiento de Padrón pepper seeds from Spain, planted them and had great success. We saved seeds from the best pods, planted them the next year, and the resulting peppers look nothing like the originals. The plant itself looks the same, but the peppers are long and skinny and curved, …
What is Brick Chilli?
Q: Dave,Could you please tell me what brick chili’s are?Thanks, Sam A: Hello Sam:Brick Chili is a commercial product that consists of prepared chili that is dehydrated and packed in brick form. To find it, go to www.google.com and search for "brick chili" and make sure you keep the quotation marks.–Dave
Looking for Info on Datil Crops
Q: Hello Dave! I am looking for information on growing and selling Datil peppers. My husband and I are inheriting some agricultural property here in Florida and are looking for a crop to raise. I think that we can successfully produce the Datil but I can’t find pricing info for crop sales. Can you help or give me some info …