Texas ASM eats 23 Ghost Peppers for troop fundraiser

[CalicoPenn]

Age and maturity have less to do with it than the type and place of one's upbringing IMO.

 

  So in other words the problem is Texas. 

 

 

 

 

I personally like the flavor of ghost peppers, but then again half of my heritage is latino, and I am very acclimated to spices and heat in my food.

 

Most of my Latino co-workers won't go near ghost peppers - they look at Indians (ghost peppers come from India) who eat ghost peppers the way Swedes look at Latinos who eat chili peppers - with a look of bemusement and wonder how someone can be so crazy.

[qwazse]

 ... the way Swedes look at Latinos who eat chili peppers - with a look of bemusement and wonder how someone can be so crazy.

I had a Swedish roommate who was heavy on the hot sauce -- the Indian chili kind. One drop from his favorite brand (he left hit it on the shelf for community use) was all anyone (except him and maybe the occasional Pakistani guest) could stand on their plate.

 

Newbies who thought they were tough would keep pouring it on in spite of our warnings and protestations ... then promptly go running to the sink for more water.

[Chadamus]

  So in other words the problem is Texas.

I assume peppers are popular across all our States. Maybe I shouldn't assume.

I was thinking globally, Calico.

Edited January 10, 2017 by Chadamus

[krikkitbot]

Maybe he's a chili head. Yes, that is a thing. There is even a convention in Santa Fe once a year. I've had ghost peppers before. I eat them stuffed in Jalapeño poppers. I've made salsa out of them. I frequently have dried ones, and their hotter cousin the Trinidad Scorpion, in my pantry. 

 

If someone said to me, "I'll give you $100 towards your troop for each ghost pepper that you eat." I'd say game on. I might not get to 23 but I'd sure try. 

 

Some here would run laps for 24 hours as a fund raiser. I'd say thanks but no thanks. To each their own.