Chilli Oil

JamesA-S said...

February 2, 2011 at 5:46 PM  

That is the Devonian equivalent of the worm in the Mezcal bottle.

MarkD said...

February 2, 2011 at 6:02 PM  

Its the Devonian equivalent of the appendix in the jar on your sideboard....

Jo Thompson said...

February 2, 2011 at 6:50 PM  

So sweet - it's wearing a little hat

Plantaliscious said...

February 5, 2011 at 9:03 AM  

Just one? Is that enough?

MarkD said...

February 5, 2011 at 1:45 PM  

A couple are floating higher up...but yes, one may well be enough with some varieties - Dorset Naga is over 1 million on the scoville scale (of chilli heat) - supermarket chillis are 5-7000..!

Plantaliscious said...

February 5, 2011 at 3:42 PM  

I can feel my lips tingling already...

Over a million... I recently watched people eating "the hottest chilli in the world" whole, just to prove they could. The person who ate the most was a very pleasant looking lady of apparently oriental extraction who was still smiling the same gentle smile that she started the competition with at the end.

gardenercaleb said...

February 5, 2011 at 7:59 PM  

The chili-eating woman probably practices some extreme form of eastern religion in which she completely denies the sensations of the flesh. "My mouth is not on fire with chili, my mouth is not on fire with chili..." she must repeat to herself.

Chris said...

February 6, 2011 at 7:28 PM  

Just used the last of my home-made chilli oil...how cruel of you to flaunt such a tasty looking specimen!

Worse still the chilli plants in the greenhouse look pretty comprenehsively dead too....

Tips please on over-wintering?

MarkD said...

February 10, 2011 at 5:21 PM  

GC - scarily impressive...one of the chefs at RC didnt listen to my warnings and had the merest nibble...he spent the next hour in the company of ice cream, ice and yoghurt

Chris - I have no thoer tips other than get them undercover, cut them down to 1-2cm above soil level and water once in a blue moon...

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