[CH] Newbie popping up
Sushi (phoenix@ionet.net)
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 01:29:42 -0500
Hey, all. :) I've only been on the list for a day or so, so I've just
gotten a smidgen of things. Anyway, a bit about myself. My name's Susan,
but everyone but family, coworkers, and my bf calls me Sushi {even those
are debatable}. I'm 22, currently in Oklahoma, and I come from a
background of one chile lover and one parent who's allergic to them but
always has a home for hot mustard. Needless to say, I ended up with both
affinities. Y'know wasabi, the Peaceful Green Death? I eat the stuff
straight and love it. Favourite chiles are of the chinense species {namely
habanero, for flavour as much as heat - have yet to try Red Savinas but I
hope for some seeds by next year}. For the past couple of years I've grown
cayenne and habanero from sprouted plants, but next Spring I'm getting
ambitious. Already have my copy of _The Pepper Garden_. *grin* Combined
with the plans for basil, dill, parsley {if the rabbits don't eat it},
oregano, and whatever else I can find room for, the wide variety of
murderous little capsicum brats ought to keep me settled {and keep unwanted
door-to-door salespeople away ;)}. My basic attitude is that if I can
still see, and feel my lips, it's not hot enough. Seeing that the
Englishman I'm attached to is moving over and doesn't like hot food, our
carnivore-vegetarian dichotomy should get that much more interesting.
*grin* {BTW, removing the meat/milk/eggs from hot dishes *does* kick the
potency up a few notches - and tofu tastes like whatever you put on it, and
has a habit of absorbing oils, including capsicum.}
Anyway, I'm going to slip back into the darkest corners and try to learn
something. :) I'll be around, if quiet. TTFN! :)
Sushi, lowly serf upon the Great Chile Trellis
phoenix@ionet.net