Espelette pepper

lurley · July 22, 2011

I had a few ripe Espelette peppers today so I brought them in and washed them off and took a big bite... holy sh#@! I was immediately coughing and burning. I thought these were only supposed to be a 4 like a medium jalepeno... these were a bit more I think. I only go big bites of raw with anything less than a hot serrano, anything hotter than that has to be chopped small, pickled, or dried and ground so I can use small amounts in cooking. Maybe because it has been really hot and dry lately and they are in a raised bed that drains quickly? If I water will the heat in future harvests be a little more tolerable to eating fresh? (for me)

July 22, 2011	#1
lurley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 741	Espelette pepper I had a few ripe Espelette peppers today so I brought them in and washed them off and took a big bite... holy sh#@! I was immediately coughing and burning. I thought these were only supposed to be a 4 like a medium jalepeno... these were a bit more I think. I only go big bites of raw with anything less than a hot serrano, anything hotter than that has to be chopped small, pickled, or dried and ground so I can use small amounts in cooking. Maybe because it has been really hot and dry lately and they are in a raised bed that drains quickly? If I water will the heat in future harvests be a little more tolerable to eating fresh? (for me)