RE: [CH] Mexican heat (was law)

bedwellm@WellsFargo.COM
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:54:17 -0700

I can vouch for this. I have to Canadian women friends who can cook up a
mean Hotluck. Woohoo! I'm telling you....

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich McCormack [mailto:macknet@pacbell.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 9:36 AM
To: peter g; CH List
Subject: Re: [CH] Mexican heat (was law)



peter g wrote:

> LOTSA Canadians like chile-hot foods !  self included.
> and while i'm not known for being a particularly tolerant-type ...
> "I Am Canadian" & therefore ... oughta know.
> several other Canadian CH'ers might quietly agree, if they're not
> too busy feeding their sled dogs & cutting ice blocks for igloos.

I figured I might get a rise out of you chile-head Canucks out there. 
But seriously, with perhaps the exception of the fairly recent Asian 
immigrants, could you say the average Canadian is a hot-head?  I'd 
have to say no...and I'd say it's for two basic reasons: 1) The early 
east to west migration to Canada came from European cultures not known 
for spicy-hot food; and 2) Growing chiles in the northern latitudes 
takes considerable extra effort that we here in the more southerly 
latitudes don't have to deal with.

My "offhand over-generalizations" didn't just pop up without any 
qualifications.  I've visited friends and relatives in Canada and 
they've visited me here in sunny SoCal.  I can't recall any of 'em 
that didn't think My Chile was a little too hot to handle...and, 
I make My Chile on the mild side of medium so everyone can enjoy 
and those who like can add some salsa, hot sauce or jalapenos to 
jack it up a notch or two.

Well, there is the exception of one of my younger cousins.  She had 
occasion to try My Chile and really liked...though I don't think she 
added any extra heat.  She asked me if I'd send her the details of 
how I make it, and I did.

     "...chop up some fresh poblano, jalapeno and seranno 
      chiles...add some ground dried ancho, chipotle, New 
      Mex and California chiles..."  

"Year, right," she writes back, "and just where am I gonna find 
all those things here in Yellowknife..."

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Rich McCormack (Poway, CA) macknet@pacbell.net

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