Santa Fe, New Mexico residents Jamie Hascall and Dr. Betsy Brown were amazed not only to find a pack rat's nest under the hood of their Subaru Forrester, but also by the artful display
of chile pods the rodent had collected from a nearby chile ristra that had fallen to the ground.
In a similar study, rats were fed crude extracts
of chile pods and crystalline capsainoids by stomach tube while allowed access to normal food and water.
They don't of course, but the debate about the healing properties versus the «damaging» aspects
of chile pods is much older than you think.
In a similar study, rats were fed crude extracts
of chile pods and crystalline capsaicinoids by stomach tube while allowed access to normal food and water.
They don't of course, but the debate about the healing properties versus the «damaging» aspects
of chile pods...
Every chilehead probably has some «chile gear;» that is, everyday objects emblazoned with images
of chile pods.
Other diseases treated with chiles include plague, where the Luo tribe of Africa applies the pepper leaf to the bubo; and cholera, malaria, and scarlett fever are treated by the simple consumption
of chile pods in the Malay Peninsula.
Also in India, a decoction
of chile pods with opium and asafoetida was used as a cure for cholera, and tincture of Capsicum was used against malarial fevers, although we found no connection with quinine with that usage.
The compound is one of six capsaicinoids found in the fleshy part
of the chile pod, as well as in the soft pith around the seeds.
Not exact matches
The
chiles and cacao
pods were also paid as tributes or taxes to the Emperor Montezuma, who was quite fond
of the combination
of chiles and chocolate.
As every year,
chile grower Massimo Biagi from Pisa sold
chile pods of more than 150 varieties.
There's no secret handshake, but pockets full
of pods, some crazy
chile t - shirt, or a Peppers
of the World book worn - out by heavy studying are dead giveaways
of those fiery fans.
However, in English the word pepper is either plural («give me some peppers») or modified by either
chile or chili, so the possibility
of confusing green
pods with black peppercorns is remote.
Here is one
of the best methods for processing and preserving large quantities
of small
chile pods quickly.
by Dave DeWitt Part 3: The
Chiles in Chili Recipes:
Pods to Chili Powder Basic Chili Powder Homemade Hot Sauce The Great Chili con Carne Project Index In the construction
of the perfect bowl
of chili, we start with
chile because without it,
of course, carne would just be meat, not chili.
So it's no wonder that — besides plenty
of traditional «hot» dishes and products — a highly popular
chile pepper festival and even a museum dedicated solely to the hot
pods can be found here.
Only the bubbly, uneven surface
of the
pods seems to be characteristic for this kind
of chile.
Take
pods of dried
chile, wash, stem, and remove seeds.
(Some
of us use
chile pods, but
chile powder is just as good.)
The Louisiana hot sauces are made out
of tabasco or cayenne
chiles, while the Caribbean sauces usually contain the various
pod types
of the Capsicum chinense species — commonly called «habaneros.»
2 to 12
pods of chile colorado [New Mexican], according to taste.
While some
chile varieties like Jalapeno or Orange Habanero produce mostly uniformly sized and shaped
pods, the various Indian Naga variants developed all kinds
of shapes on the same plant, even off the same node.
s, as the pungent
pods were called in the Náhuatl language, vendors sold strings
of red
chiles (modern
So it's no wonder that — besides plenty
of traditional «hot» dishes and products — a highly popular
chile pepper festival and even a museum dedicated solely to the hot
pods...
1 stalk lemongrass, finely sliced (use only the bottom 6»
of the stalk) 1 teaspoon lime zest, preferably kaffir lime 1 - 2 dried Thai bird
chiles, seeds removed 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cardamom
pods, husked 1-1/4 teaspoons turmeric 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 1-1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds 1 tablespoon fresh galangal or ginger root, minced (see Chef's Note) 1 tablespoon coconut milk (optional)
Dried California whole
chile pods Dried
Chile California is the dried form
of the Anaheim
chiles, which are pale to a medium green with a long, narrow shape.
I suspect that there is a lot
of variation in the
pods because
of the tendency
of chiles to cross-pollinate.
Take care in using African birdseye
chiles in the kitchen because
of the extreme pungency
of the
pods.
External applications include a rub
of macerated
pods in Cuba for sore throat and laryngitis, and the super-hot malagueta
chiles are crushed and used as a throat rub in Brazil for similar ailments.
Toward the end
of September the new, bright red ristras can be seen hanging from balconies and porches, and red
chile pods are spread on roof tops to dry.
Deer eat the leaves
of the
chile plants and mice, believe it or not, actually eat the pepper
pods and especially the seeds.
Gradually, his yield
of pods increased to the point where he could experiment with his sauce recipe, in which mashed
chiles were strained, and the resulting juice was mixed with vinegar and salt and aged in fifty - gallon white oak barrels.
The color
of the red curry is derived, not surprisingly, from a huge amounts
of red
chile pods.
Finally, in 1917, after ten years
of experiments with various strains
of pasilla
chiles, Garcia released New Mexico No. 9, the first attempt to grow
chiles with a dependable
pod size and heat level.
The labeling
of dried red
chile pods indicates where they are grown.
These are some
of the most popular
chiles for customers who wish to purchase just the pepper
pods and not the live plants.
There was the natural tendency
of growers to select larger
pods for their seed stock for the following year, which is how
chiles developed from BB sized to the large
pods we have today.
New Mexican
chiles are
pod types
of the annuum species.
After giving birth, Guatemalan Indian women use a drink
of chile powder and water as purge, and in African folk medicine, a poultice is made from the ground
chile pods, kaolin, and bark
of Newbouldia laevis as a postpartum medication.
Less specific is the cure to hasten childbirth from the Andokes for the northwest Amazon, which calls for crushed
chile pods mixed with the flowers
of a species
of the genus Urtica; apparently, the medicine is applied directly to the vagina, which would cause intense burning.
The wild
chiles are believed to be the progenitor
of the current
pod types
of chiles, such as serrano, poblano, jalapeño, and New Mexican.
Here is one
of the best methods for processing and preserving large quantities
of small, superhot
chile pods quickly.
While it is true that many
chile lovers exhibit distinctly druggie habits — we've seen people who always travel with a stash
of hot sauce, Texans who carry tiny chilipiquin
pods in silver snuff boxes, and Californians who indulge in the «pink fix,» which is
chile powder mixed with cocaine —
chile is not a truly addicting substance.
Photo - Essay by Paul Ross In a region renowned for
chile, at the end
of the season
of green and in a town synonymous with both, New Mexico has gone red.The annual Hatch
Chile Festival is over and the quiet fields which swaddle the returned - to - sleepy town are newly - plowed and waiting or — dotted with — rich, red, maturing
pods of friendly fire.
When we think
of New Mexico
chile, we usually have an image
of the long green
pods that turn red — the New Mexican varieties.
Many
chile gardeners know harvest time as «too many
chiles», and we already showed you various ways to use and preserve the plenty
of pods, for example by drying, pickling, or juicing.
This is a fairly mild type
of long green
chile that turns red in the fall and is used in both the green and red states — the green being the immature
pods and the red the mature.
I thought the dried
chiles would inhibit any bugs but I just opened a commercially sealed package
of dried
chiles and there were what looked like webs attached to the
chile pods and weird «stuff» in the package.
Hence the name
of one Trinidadian
chile variety, «7 - Pot», also called «7 -
Pod», which supposedly got its name from the ability of one pod to spice up seven kettles of pepperpot st
Pod», which supposedly got its name from the ability
of one
pod to spice up seven kettles of pepperpot st
pod to spice up seven kettles
of pepperpot stew.
The Kallawayas also treat toothache by placing a
chile seed on the sore tooth, while the Mayna Jivaros
of Peru apply the broken or crushed
pods directly to sore teeth.