Above, orange capsaicin on the placental tissue Hi Dave, I have been reading about Capsaicin cream in 0.025% to .075% strength in Prevention Magazine to be used for pain management. Do you think thiswill help with lower back pain? Thank you,Kay Blyth Hello Kay: Yes, I think it will. No need to buy expensive creams. Use this. If it’s …
Above, commercial tanks store huge quantities of mash Dave, What’s your experience/opinion on not using a mash for a commercial hot sauce? Can it be practical? Our most popular hot sauce is based on cayennes, and we’ve always used fresh peppers for the recipe. Now I’m looking to have this sauce professionally made and bottled, and I’m wondering about the …
Hi Dave: Thanks for the excellent website. I tried to grow some chiltepin peppers from dried pods purchased at a local Mexican market. I planted the seeds in June. I live in San Jose, Calif. & we do get some hot summer days here. In the first batch, I fed some pods to my roommates’ parrot & planted the pooped-out …
The Other White Meat® and our "Ask Dr. BBQ" expert Ray Lampe (a.k.a. Dr. BBQ), author of newly-released The NFL Gameday Cookbook will be partying in the parking lot with lucky "Team Pork" fans as part of this year’s "Team Pork Fiesta Bowl Sweepstakes!" Be sure to enter yourself in this "draft!" One national winner will win: All-expense paid …
Our friend and fellow chilehead Marco Budinis reports from northern Italy. Ciao, Dave. I took these shots at a winter town festival for St. Anthony in Chiavari. These are various kinds of pickles, and some have peperoncini, like the pickled cherry peppers in the front row. For more information on pickling peppers, go here. The sign reads “PEPERONCINO PER SPAGHETTATE” …
