RE: [CH] 1999 Scovie & Chile Pepper Magazine Award Winners
Goslowsky, George (gjgoslow@ingr.com)
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:17:00 -0600
I agree Dave. What's the point in handing out awards to everyone. It just
devalues the award. And even though I have before, or may have now, one of
the winners in my fridge or on a shelf, it got there because I liked the
taste of it or thought I would.
As for habs, I really do like them, but I too have found that they have an
overpowering taste and I have to be very careful how I use them when I cook
so that they don't "take over" the flavor of a meal. Their heat doesn't
bother nearly as much as their taste. Though some things, like Habanero
stuff Olives, depend on that taste. So it just depends. Habs are far from
being my favorite chile too. I would have to go with cayennes, d' Arbol's,
tabasco and chiltepin/piquins. Those are the best for heat/taste
combinations. But for taste without much heat, by far, my favorites are
guaillo (sp), pasilla and ancho.
Anyway, there's my two bits plus some...
George J. Goslowsky
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Hendricks [SMTP:bvdrangs@enter.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 12:08 AM
> To: chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [CH] 1999 Scovie & Chile Pepper Magazine Award Winners
>
>
> > 1999 Scovie Award Winners
>
> >
> > 1999 Chile Pepper MagazineAwards
>
> Looks to me like they just give everyone an award, so why
> bother? If the purpose of these awards is something
> meaningful then at least make it look like it. Seems to me that
> they are one big advertisement. ( no offense to Curt, he was
> just reporting the "News" he didn't make the awards).There are so
> many categories that almost anyone can walk home with some award. I
> know that this may be an exaggeration but I just got my CP magazine
> and saw all of their awards and thought, " so what?" To see the
> Scovies too just seems like overkill, like adding too many
> chiles to a recipe just to see how hot you can make it. It no longer
> tastes good, but is sure is hot. "So what?"
>
> I don't know if I own any award winners because I don't bother to
> check (they probably all have awards "everyone gets at least one")
> but I don't buy them because of that. I buy for several reasons.
> 1. Taste: I have tasted the product somewhere
> 2. Description: They contain something that I like or would like to
> try
> 3. Price: if the price is really right, I'll buy it anyway (found
> wonderful sauces from Arriba and Grace Foods this way)
>
> I have very little habenero based products on the shelf as I really
> don't like them. I think habs are too hot for my taste, I don't like
> the flavor, and they smell bad when I cook with them. I prefer Thais,
> serranos, chipotles and a host of odd chiles like Czech Black and
> others.
>
> Well, I got that off my chest and will now done my asbestos suit to
> protect me from the incoming flames!
>
>
> Dave Hendricks......'Ranging for Jesus!!!
> bvdrangs@enter.net
> http://www.enter.net/~bvdrangs/index.html