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Post by mabudon on Aug 23, 2011 0:33:56 GMT -5
Oh no...
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Post by bonfield on Aug 23, 2011 0:44:30 GMT -5
Doug, look at my avatar; that's basically what that box is going to do to you.
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Post by dvg on Aug 23, 2011 1:20:09 GMT -5
Ohhh yeah... Doug, look at my avatar; that's basically what that box is going to do to you. You ain't whistlin' Dixie there Cole, those Super Hots are packin' THERMONUCLEAR heat!!! ;D dvg
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Post by H2O on Aug 23, 2011 10:45:14 GMT -5
Oh man I'm a little worried for you Doug, please post something after you've finished that box so we know your still alive haha
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Post by mabudon on Aug 23, 2011 10:53:16 GMT -5
I have a bad feeling there might be video evidence such as say a youtube vid coming out of that box
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Post by dvg on Aug 23, 2011 12:20:41 GMT -5
Oh man I'm a little worried for you Doug, please post something after you've finished that box so we know your still alive haha Haha, it's okay Justin, i'm a bit of a veteran of the Chile Wars...and have already learned that it's better not to chew off more than one can handle, and live to fight another day! I have a bad feeling there might be video evidence such as say a youtube vid coming out of that box Luckily for me i don't own a video recorder, and besides that Mabs, i don't want to steal any of your thunder... ...your turn is a comin'... ;D dvg
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Post by lloyd on Aug 23, 2011 13:20:24 GMT -5
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Post by dvg on Aug 23, 2011 15:28:42 GMT -5
Thanks Lloyd!
I have that Iguana XXX Habanero sauce in my fridge door, and find that it's on par with other Habanero sauces heatwise, although i do find it to be much saltier than most sauces, but that could be a plus if used in the proper food application.
And i'm curious to see what those fruity flavored peppers will taste like as well.
dvg
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Post by lloyd on Aug 23, 2011 20:27:10 GMT -5
Hi dvg. I actually picked the iguano one for: low on the vinegar taste, no preservatives, no fake flavours or colours, all natural ingredients, a thickish vege. base, hot but not crazy and low in salt. The sodium content on the bottle is 45 mgm./tsp which seems pretty good although a few sauces are advertised as zero sodium. Here's a quote regarding hot sauce sodium content from a different brand:
"Our Uncle Dennis’ brand of sauces are all in the “Very Low Sodium” category – 25 mg or lower. Our only “high” sodium product is our “All Purpose Spice” which is in the “Low Sodium” category @ 55 mg"
So the brand I mentioned seems to be in the "Low Sodium Category".
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Post by dvg on Aug 23, 2011 22:59:51 GMT -5
Hi Lloyd, you got me curious with those numbers so i started looking at other sauces in my fridge and they had anywhere from 4% to 7% of the Daily Value of salt intake per teaspoon.
Addiction Naga Jolokia Hot Sauce, Melinda's Naga Jolokia and Nando's Hot Peri-Peri sauce had 170mg, 150 mg and 135 mg of salt per teaspoon respectively.
So you are quite correct in stating that the salt quantity listed in the label for the Iguana XXX Hot Sauce is considerably lower than the other three sauces i checked on.
Yet, by taste testing a small sample of each product on a teaspoon, the Iguana brand still 'tastes' quite a bit saltier to me.
And i'm not quite sure why that is...but it is interesting.
It might be that the other ingredients in the other sauces end up counteracting or masking the salty taste.
So i guess i can't just judge salt content by taste...now you've got me rethinking that whole concept of trusting our senses, as they can be seemingly deceived.
dvg
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Post by lloyd on Aug 24, 2011 9:15:38 GMT -5
Hi Dvg, You must have asbestos tongue to "taste" all those sauces directly. I find the iguana one to be hot enough! But you are quite correct in the difficulty of testing salt content by taste alone. The perception of saltiness depends probably on a lot of factors including your regular salt intake, other tastes in the sample, temperature, pH, texture, spiciness, how long and thoroughly you chew, fizziness and general physical/emotional state (your's, not the food). For instance, there is a local pizza place which has one pizza with a spicy italian meat, green olives and sun-dried tomatoes. I'd swear it doesn't taste that salty but afterward you know it is way too salty because you can't stop drinking water all night because you're so thirsty. Finally we just stopped getting that pizza although it tastes good.
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Post by dvg on Sept 6, 2011 19:54:22 GMT -5
My s(care) package from the South arrived today in surprisingly good shape, considering the 2 week transit time. Kevin, the Atlanta area grower, chose very fresh peppers for this box, which no doubt helped with the peppers getting here in such good shape. I've already sampled three different yellow pods (Yellow Bouquet, Yellow 7Pod, Yellow Bhut Jolokia) and was surprised with how much and what different flavors these all had, with the yellow bhut jolokia being the hottest i've tried so far...and really enjoying the flavor and the heat off of that one. Things will become much more serious with the Jonah 7Pod, Trinidad Scorpion Morouga, Brain Strain 7 Pod and Douglah...especially looking forward to trying the Douglah... This is my first shot at eating fresh SuperHot pods, so this is quite the experience! Thanks Kevin!!! dvg
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Post by mabudon on Sept 6, 2011 21:58:28 GMT -5
Such a thing is also on the way to our place, for some reason... I am curious as to what some of these bad fellows taste like- glad you dove right in, DVG!
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Post by dvg on Sept 8, 2011 14:27:44 GMT -5
Such a thing is also on the way to our place, for some reason... I am curious as to what some of these bad fellows taste like- glad you dove right in, DVG! Yeah, those Supers are way tastier than i thought they were going to be and man do they bring the heat too! I haven't quite had a chance to sample all of the different types yet, but will over the next little bit. Hopefully your s(care) package arrives very soon, and then you too can partake in some heat fueled fun and sample that flavor as well! dvg
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Post by mabudon on Sept 8, 2011 15:43:46 GMT -5
When it arrives, everyone can share in the fun. I have a special plan for a little get-together, which I will explain in the upcoming video.
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