Chilli questions

"Nic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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We grow our own chilli's here. (bought a chilli plant a
few years back and still going strong)

The other day we picked them when they were red. My
partner put them into

a

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dinner and they didn't taste very strong. It was a chicken
stir fry.

They

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have been sitting on the kitchen table since. (2 days give
or take) I kinda thought they sucked a little, and I
thought that they would have more taste. Anyway last night
hubby thought he would put it into

spaghetti

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bolanise sauce, And it was mega bitey. They seemed very
strong (to strong that the kids didn't eat dinner and only
ate pasta)

Tonight he was thinking about doing a tuna thing which he
loves as a kid

but

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now he is wondering if he should add the chilli or not. Im
not sure what this tuna thing is as I have never had it,
but I understand from him it

is

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mix of things rolled together and then battered and deep
fryed (I could be wrong tho)

Last years chilli's were great, no problems and consistent
in taste. This year, Chilli's cold and tasteless one meal,
to hot and bitey the

other

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meal ? What gives ?

Cutting them open versus adding them whole makes a big
difference. Also, the chemical that provides the "hot" is
soluble in oil so more of it might come out in an oily dish
than a non-oily dish. By the way it is chili not chilli.

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Peter Aitken

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"Nic" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

We grow our own chilli's here. (bought a chilli plant a
few years back and still going strong)

The other day we picked them when they were red. My
partner put them into

a

Quoted message said:

dinner and they didn't taste very strong. It was a
chicken stir fry.

They

Quoted message said:

have been sitting on the kitchen table since. (2 days
give or take) I kinda thought they sucked a little, and I
thought that they would have more taste. Anyway last
night hubby thought he would put it into

spaghetti

Quoted message said:

bolanise sauce, And it was mega bitey. They seemed very
strong (to strong that the kids didn't eat dinner and
only ate pasta)

Tonight he was thinking about doing a tuna thing which he
loves as a kid

but

Quoted message said:

now he is wondering if he should add the chilli or not.
Im not sure what this tuna thing is as I have never had
it, but I understand from him it

is

Quoted message said:

mix of things rolled together and then battered and deep
fryed (I could be wrong tho)

Last years chilli's were great, no problems and
consistent in taste. This year, Chilli's cold and
tasteless one meal, to hot and bitey the

other

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meal ? What gives ?

Cutting them open versus adding them whole makes a big
difference. Also, the chemical that provides the "hot" is
soluble in oil so more of it might come out in an oily dish
than a non-oily dish. By the way it is chili not chilli.

Capsaicin is soluble in both oil and water, and it
volatilizes readily as an aerosol.

I'm guessing that the peppers in question hadn't reach full
ripeness/heat at the first meal.

Best,

Marc

Peter Aitken said:

By the way it is chili not chilli.

It's best not to be pedantic unless you are right. The word
is "chile". "Chili" is a stew made with chiles.

Bob

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Peter Aitken said:

By the way it is chili not chilli.

It's best not to be pedantic unless you are right. The
word is "chile". "Chili" is a stew made with chiles.

Bob

I am right. The dictionary has "chili" as meaning peppers
and "chile" as a synonym. Diana Kennedy uses the two
spellings interchageably. You may now wipe that egg off
your face.

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Peter Aitken said:

By the way it is chili not chilli.

It's best not to be pedantic unless you are right. The
word is "chile". "Chili" is a stew made with chiles.

Bob

I am right. The dictionary has "chili" as meaning peppers
and "chile" as a synonym. Diana Kennedy uses the two
spellings interchageably. You may now wipe that egg off
your face.

Everybody's right.

One entry found for chili. Main Entry: chili Variant(s): or
chile or chil·li /'chi-lE/ Function: noun Inflected Form(s):
plural chil·ies or chil·es or chil·lies Etymology: Spanish
chile, from Nahuatl chIlli 1 a : HOT PEPPER b usually
chilli, chiefly British : a pepper whether hot or sweet 2 a
: a thick sauce of meat and chilies b : CHILI CON CARNE

Brian Rodenborn

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Peter Aitken said:

By the way it is chili not chilli.

It's best not to be pedantic unless you are right. The
word is "chile". "Chili" is a stew made with chiles.

Bob

Chile is the name of a country in South America. Chili is a
pepper. My Spanish teachers said so. (And chilli might be an
Aussie variation of it; I've seen it before.)
--
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Fajita Soup.

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By the way it is chili not chilli

Actually, it's 'chile'
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On Tue, 11 May 2004 17:24:27 +1000, "Nic" <[email hidden]>

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Last years chilli's were great, no problems and consistent
in taste. This year, Chilli's cold and tasteless one meal,
to hot and bitey the other meal ? What gives ?

We have been getting our chilis from the Union Square
Greenmarket for perhaps 15 years. At first Blew Farm was the
only source, and they had an immense variety, even extending
to three distinct strengths of jalapeno. At that time, they
were predictably as labeled.

Now we have more suppliers, and more varieties, including
such things as "Granadan Seasoning Peppers," which looked
and tasted like scotch bonnets, but with much gentler heat.

Unfortunately, bees intervene at pollenation time (at least
I suppose that is happening) and cross these strains in ways
not planned for.

Now I can't predict what heat anything will contain. When I
put a chili in something, I start tasting it very soon, and
yank the chili before I think it is as hot as I want it.

Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

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On Tue, 11 May 2004 09:28:10 -0500, zxcvbob <[email hidden]>

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Peter Aitken said:

By the way it is chili not chilli.

It's best not to be pedantic unless you are right. The word
is "chile". "Chili" is a stew made with chiles.

From the Random House unabridged, 2nd ed.:

Chili, n Pl chilies, also called chili pepper, the pungent
pod ofany of several species of Capsicum, esp C. annuum
longum used in cooking for its pungent flavor. {2,3} Also,
chile, chilli

So everyone is ok, but chili is preferred.

Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a

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By the way it is chili not chilli

Actually, it's 'chile'
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Nope - both chile and chili are correct. See my other post.

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In article <[email hidden]>, zxcvbob

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Peter Aitken said:

By the way it is chili not chilli.

It's best not to be pedantic unless you are right. The
word is "chile". "Chili" is a stew made with chiles.

Bob

Chile is the name of a country in South America. Chili is
a pepper. My Spanish teachers said so. (And chilli might
be an Aussie variation of it; I've seen it before.)
--

Jeez, some teachers! Chile is the Spanish word for peppers.
You may be right about chilli being used in Australia and
other British-speaking countries, something I did not
realize before.

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By the way it is chili not chilli

Actually, it's 'chile'
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Nope - both chile and chili are correct. See my
other post.

And chilli, see my other post.

Brian Rodenborn

Peter Aitken said:

Cutting them open versus adding them whole makes a big
difference. Also, the chemical that provides the "hot" is
soluble in oil so more of it might come out in an oily dish
than a non-oily dish. By the way it is chili not chilli.

Here:

Chile: a pepper Chilli: alternate for chile Chili: meat and
chile spice Chilly: colder than cool

--Blair "This has been a Public-
Service Announcement."

Craig Welch said:

On 11 May 2004 21:49:21 GMT, [email hidden]

(PENMART01) said:

Actually they are all *equally* acceptible... but which
variant is more commonly used is mostly a matter of
geographics... no one form is generally preferred. This
is one of those cases that is ultimately dependant on
context,
ie. the country Chile is always written with an upper
case "C". One of the major communications problems
with the internet, where preciseness is demanded, is
that so many morons don't capitalize.

'Preciseness'? Ah, you mean precision.

I hate to stick up for the windbag, but:

One entry found for precise. Main Entry: pre·cise
Pronunciation: pri-'sIs Function: adjective Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French precis, from Latin
praecisus, past participle of praecidere to cut off, from
prae- + caedere to cut
1 : exactly or sharply defined or stated
2 : minutely exact
3 : strictly conforming to a pattern, standard, or
convention
4 : distinguished from every other <at just that precise
moment> synonym see CORRECT
- pre·cise·ness noun

Brian Rodenborn

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Peter Aitken said:

By the way it is chili not chilli.

It's best not to be pedantic unless you are right. The
word is "chile". "Chili" is a stew made with chiles.

Bob

I am right. The dictionary has "chili" as meaning peppers
and "chile" as a synonym. Diana Kennedy uses the two
spellings interchageably. You may now wipe that egg off
your face.

You refer to 'the' dictionary as if there was but one.

My dictionary has 'chil(l)ie'.

TWIAVBP.

Peter Aitken said:

The dictionary

"The" dictionary?

--Blair "The definite
article."

In the American Southwest and in the Chile-Heads (people who
love hot peppers) community, the accepted spellings have
become "chile" for the pepper, and "chili" for the soup or
stew. "chilli" isn't used at all. Dictionaries aren't the
definitive answer, as their meanings and spellings are
derived from common usage.

Bob in New Mexico

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:> Nope - both chile and chili are correct. See my
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: And chilli, see my other post.

: Brian Rodenborn

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In the American Southwest and in the Chile-Heads (people
who love hot peppers) community, the accepted spellings
have become "chile" for the pepper, and "chili" for the
soup or stew. "chilli" isn't used at all. Dictionaries
aren't the definitive answer, as their meanings and
spellings are derived from common usage.

Bob in New Mexico

Agreed - but the usage of a small group of enthusiasts in a
limited geographical area hardly constitutes "common usage."

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In the American Southwest and in the Chile-Heads (people
who love hot peppers) community, the accepted spellings
have become "chile" for the pepper, and "chili" for the
soup or stew. "chilli" isn't used at all. Dictionaries
aren't the definitive answer, as their meanings and
spellings are derived from common usage.

That'd be great, except that a general cooking group *is*
common usage.

I personally go along with what you say in how I use the
words. I differentiate between chile powder (ground up dried
chiles of a particular variety) and chili powder (a mixture
of ground chiles and other spices).

However, I'm not going to tell other people that their way
of using the words is wrong. It's not.

Brian Rodenborn