you may be looking for a Thai chili paste - it comes in a small can - use what you need from the can [a little goes a long way] then store any remaining in a plastic container Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center O/5E-61, B/102 1111 Lockheed Martin Way Sunnyvale, CA 94089-3504 sharen.rund.bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 > ---------- > From: coyote[SMTP:coyote@calweb.com] > Reply To: coyote > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 9:26 PM > To: Rain > Cc: chile-heads@globalgarden.com > Subject: Re: [CH] paste peppers > > > > Rain wrote: > > > -> >Fave paste pepper: serrano > > x > > -> Man... My paste eatin' days ended many moons ago, but hey, I'll bet > the > > -> serranos would "stick" it up a notch. > > x > > HAR! Well, they woulda made elementary school more fun.:) But the > > pepper paste in question is Chinese or Vietnamese, and it's like hot, > > fruity red velvet. > > What is the name brand? I've seen tubes of hot pepper paste from Italy in > my > local Safeway, but nothing like that in the Asian food area. BTW, it > doesn't > have a lot of salt in it does it? I stay away from Serrachi(sp?) sauce > because > I get too much salt taste in it. > > Coyote > Howlin for Habaneros > > > >