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Here's just one of those so-called "Tabasco" peppers I've been working on for 2 days. Just that tiny cut piece is enough to burn your mouth and throat for a good half hour. Unbelievable. The thing I'm noticing about these particular pep's is that, while the burn isn't as intense as say, a Habanero, it lasts a lot longer than one. I find Habaneros will burn intense and then start to cool off relatively soon, but the heat from these things lingers for a while. The Chap Stick is just for size reference. No idea why I'm fascinated by hot stuff - I bet I just like the endorphin rush. These peppers certainly give me that. I'm gonna have to pick some and give 'em out to friends. I would think if you cut one or two of these in half and cooked them in a pot of sauce (take 'em out when it's done cooking), it would be quite noticeably hot.
I took all the seeds out of this one, those are about half of what a whole one contains. That's a lot of seeds for such a small piece of fruit.
I took all the seeds out of this one, those are about half of what a whole one contains. That's a lot of seeds for such a small piece of fruit.