Re: [CH] Another useless survey

Valerie (seabreeze@concentric.net)
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:36:43 -0500 

Put this off for long enough I guess! And Suz is right, the list does
seem a little slow these days, so I'll post the reply (sorry digesters!)

> 1. Not everyone likes red Tabasco sauce, but most people on the list have
> probably tried it. If Tabasco rates a 5, how would you rate the hottest you
> can tolerate? (Higher is hotter.)
Around 8 I guess... I don't routinely eat raw habs like some of you :)
 
> 2. What is the hottest pepper you routinely eat? What is your favorite
> chile?
habs / habs or serranos
 
> 3. How many times a week do you normally eat something you'd consider hot?
10 maybe, usually I just add powder or sauce to the food on my plate
 
> 4. How long ago did you first start eating hot stuff? How old were you?
> (Yeah, yeah, I know that I can then calculate how old you are...as if I
> care...)
5 or so years ago (back in my 20's, yeah, yeah, that's it!) <g> 
  
> 5. What is the first hot food you remember eating?
Nachos with jalapenos (well they *seemed* hot at the time!)

> 6. How long ago, in hours, did you eat something hot?
Last nights dinner leftovers (about 2 hours ago)

> 7. Approximately what percent of your hot food comes from:
>         - Fresh peppers        70%
>         - Dried peppers        20% 
>         - Sauces and salsas     5%
>         - Restaurant meals      5% 
>         - Second-hand consumption and inhalation
> 

> 8. Do you grow your own peppers?
This is my first year attempt to grow my own
 
> 9. Do you cook with chiles?
But of course!

> 10. Do you dry chiles for later consumption?
Yup! 

> 11. Do you make your own powders?
Not yet, if my Red Sav's ripen before frost I'll try it

> 12. What is the most unusual thing you've ever done with chiles (that you
> want to talk about)?
I don't wanna talk about it.....
 
> 13. Have you "converted" people to the ways of chile? How many?
Yup, at least 10, prolly more
 
> 14. Do people consider you crazy (for more that just chiles)? Is it a good
> thing or a bad thing?
Perhaps not crazy, but they wonder! And it's NOT a bad thing!!
 
> 15. How would you describe your cultural heritage? Is it a culture which
> typically eats chiles?
French/Canadian by blood, raised in New England :) Not typically
chile-laden
cuisine, but as I'm finding from this list, they (fellow CHs) are out
there!

> 16. Indicate which fits best:
>         - I am a radical vegan
>         - I am a vegetarian
>         - I tend towards vegetarianism
>         - I'm an omnivore                This is me!
>         - I like meat and potatoes
>         - I didn't get to the top of the food chain for nothing 
> 
> 17. Have you ever eaten something which you would consider too hot? Describe
> the case.
That very first sliver of a hab but wow I was hooked anyway!
 
> 18. Have you ever entered a hot substance eating contest? How did you do?
Nope, I wanna continue ENJOYING hot stuff!

> 19. Have you ever had an unusual strong reaction to eating peppers? What was
> it? If so, have you had gastrointestinal problems, such as an ulcer?
Sweating and endorphin-high is about the strongest reaction I've had.
 
> 20. Do you grow your own chiles? Lots or a little?
First year, 5 red savs, some mixed-up jalapenos and hungarian hot wax 
 
> 21. Is your profession related to chiles? If yes, what is it?
Nope 

> 22. How long have you been on the Chile Heads list?
Since Dec 97
 
> 23. Are you a knuckle-dragger? (If you've been on the list a short time, you
> may not understand this...)
My knuckles hit the ground every once in a while :) 

> 24. How do you spell the name of our favorite fruit?
Chile
 
> 25. Do you use chiles for anything other than eating? What? (rael, control
> yourself...)
Besides the obvious <g> I use them as cold sore/sun blister medication 

> 26. Where do you live?
St Louis MO area *whine*
> 
> 27. Is it hotter in the Summer or the city?
Around here, both!!
 
> So, once the replies drop off, I'll tabulate this, and post a summary to the
> list. I'll give a detailed summary (with everyone's ages...not) on my web
> page.
> 
> scott@I really have something better to do

Valerie
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