Re;[CH] Attention UK Chile-Heads..

Paul Richards (paular@zoo.co.uk)
Sat, 15 Aug 1998 15:10:21 +0000

"Graeme Caselton B.Sc." <gcaselton@easynet.co.uk>;


>Having finnaly got most local supermarkets to stock a
>reasonable selection of peppers (that's reasonable for the
>UK, e.g. Jalapeno, Habanero, Scotch Bonnet, Bird, Thai,
>Finger, Anaheim and sometimes Caribe), the local Tesco had
>a surprise waiting for me in their frozen food cabinets,
>(well actually three surprises).....
>
>Cream Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
>Cheddar Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
>Motzarella Cheese Jalapeno Poppers
>
>Wow! All I need now is a deep fat fryer so that I can cook
>them.......

Don't get your hopes to high. Our local Tesco had the Cheddar Cheese
Jalapeno Poppers, which I obviously bought. However they are a cheat - they
make you think that they are *WHOLE* stuffed Jalapenos. Infact they contain
just a slice of Jalapeno, with horrible gooey orange processed "cheddar".
They have very little heat, and are way to salty. I was disappointed.

Tonight, however, I shall try to make the real thing, along with Chiles
Rellenos, using what appear to be Poblanos ("Stuffing Chiles" - but not
Anaheims), also purchased at Tesco.

By the way, you can oven bake the poppers, & they seem to do alright under
the grill.