Re: [CH] Chinese Hab concotion

Andy (quark@erols.com)
Tue, 04 Sep 2001 17:09:52 -0400

Hey Derek,

You going to tease us by NOT telling the city and restaurant name?
<G>
Andy


Derek Wagner wrote:
> 
> Hey CH's
> 
> I had dinner out on Saturday at the Chinese restaurant in town, and ordered
> the bean curd family style. I told the lady to make it EXTRA HOT.
> 
> Needless to say, when it arrived, despite the presence of much red pepper
> flakes, there was not much heat at all. In all seriousness, my non-CH wife
> could have eaten it.
> 
> When I told the waitress about the lack of heat she ran to the kitchen
> saying something about "Habaneros, very hot!" She came back with a
> concoction of sliced Habs, cooked in oil with garlic, salt, black pepper and
> black beans (not the cuban style black beans-these were smaller and had a
> VERY pungent and unusual flavor when eaten plain...I tried the bean right
> from the can. They are available in Chinese market only).
> 
> The flavor was fantastic, and the heat! Now that was what I meant when
> I said "extra hot". The next time I order dinner there, we have an
> understanding of what extra hot means.
> 
> God Bless,
> 
> datilderek
> 
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