Pinocchio’s Nose

[sandersj89]

I have tried these chillies for the first time, very impressed with the yield though they stubbornly refuse to go red and start the get a bit of mildew if left too long:



No idea how hot they are meant to be and I cant remember where I got the seeds. Any one grown them and know how hot they are?

Thanks

Jerry

[sandersj89]

[undercarriage plan]

Lovely, Jerry! Nice to see them, I've just ordered some for next season. How hot are they? Lottie

[tim]

Quote - when ripe - 'almost atomic'.

So you don't like the taste of your food??

[undercarriage plan]

LOL!!! Not for me, Tim! I do have some spark of intelligence left! My OH loves hot food, and poor fool was saying that the chillies I grew this year weren't hot enough......thought I'd surprise him next year........bit evil I know, but there we go....gotta be done.   ;D ;D ;D

[sandersj89]

Quote - when ripe - 'almost atomic'.

So you don't like the taste of your food??

Oh Tim, I love my food and the home grown food makes it all the better. We will try these tonight and start with half a chille de-seeded and see how we go.

We do a regular recipie featuring chillies:

Chopped 3 or 4 cloves garlic, add to some good olive oil and cook gently for 5 mins, add chopped chillies to taste and cook for another 5 mins and then add fresh chopped tomatoes and some sun dried and a spoon of tomato chutney. Cook until toms are soft and serve on pasta with lots of parmesan cheese.

I will report back on the heat!

Jerry

[undercarriage plan]

That sounds delicious!! Will give it a go cos first attempt at sun-dried toms worked really well...Thanks Jerry. Lottie

[kentishchloe]

i turned some of my jalapeno style chillis into dried chilli flakes yesterday - just put the dried chillis (minus most seeds) int mini-whizzer and hey-presto super-hot seasoning. didn't think jalapenos meant to be that hot though... i made the fatal mistake of pinching my nose after i'd only washed my hands twice - first it tingled, then it glowed, my eyes watered until finally it throbbed, sizzled and scorched :o silly girl - looked like rudolph for rest of day, back to normal now though 8)

[tim]

Jalapenos are 'mild' compared with some? But they are on the top edge for me!

And WHY do people never learn NOT to touch ANYTHING after doing chillies??

[sandersj89]

How hot are they? Lottie

Well they were not as hot as expected, 2 whole de-seeded chillies needed to get the right amount of heat. Flavour was good though.

Jerry

[Doris_Pinks]

Friend of mine did the same as you Chloe, and spent the rest of the day wandering around with ice cubes stuck up her nose ;D
I always wear rubber gloves when handling chillies since then!!

Jerry they look good!

[Robert_Brenchley]

I got chili in my eyes once when I was at college. Never again! I cook them seeds and all, you don't need quite so much if you do that.

[undercarriage plan]

Thanks for that, Jerry, will try the next level up for him..... ;D Lottie