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Sugar Rush Chili Pepper – and a Sauce Recipe
I received these Sugar Rush peppers from Jim Duffy at Refining Fire Chiles. They are quite spicy with a fruity flavor that is not unlike the habanero, but not as hot, perhaps as hot as a Cayenne pepper. It had the perfect amount of fruitiness to compliment the tang of a Mexican stiyle green table sauce, which usually have great flavor but are quite low on the heat scale. This version adds a bit of kick to it.
2015 Scovie Awards Submission Deadline is Sept 5, 2014
Spicy food product makers! Just a note – the 2015 Scovie Awards Submission Deadline is Sept 5, 2014. Get your products ready for the spiciest food award around.
Aleppo Chili Pepper and a Mediterranean Style Salmon Recipe
I received another batch of fresh Aleppo Chili Peppers recently and incorporated them into a salmon recipe that I served up Mediterranean style. Aleppo Peppers are typically grown in Syria and are usually used in dried Aleppo seasoning form, which can be used in place of peppers like paprika or crushed red chiles, but if you can get your hands on some fresh Aleppo peppers, I believe you’ll enjoy the flavors.
Paprika Kalocsa Chili Pepper
Paprika Kalocsa – (Capsicum annuum). The Paprika Kalocsa is very close in appearance to the Szegedi 179 Paprika variety, but it is thicker, nearly 3/4 of an inch and can grow to over 6 inches in length. The heat level is considered medium compared to other chili peppers. They ripen from green to dark red and have a rich paprika flavor with fruity tones. The Paprika Kalocsa can be dried for seasoning, stuffed, roasted or used to make sauces. The Paprika Kalocsa chili plants can grow up to 3 feet tall.
The Great Chicago Fiery Foods Show 2015
A fiery food show is coming to the Chicago area next year. It’s time to spread the word! Jeremy Walsh, founder of Bigfat’s Hot Sauce, is the man in charge. Details are forthcoming and the show is still early in the setup process, but a date has been set as well as the location. Here is the latest information:
White Castle Honors St. Louis Military and Veterans with White Castle’s Veterans Appreciation Day in O’Fallon, Missouri on 8/23/14
White Castle Honors St. Louis Military and Veterans with White Castle’s Veterans Appreciation Day in O’Fallon, Missouri on 8/23/14
NYC Hot Sauce Expo – Presents The Hot Sauce Hall of Fame
Steve Seabury owner of High River Sauces and the organizer of theNYC Hot Sauce Expo will present to the world the official Hot Sauce Hall of Fame Foundation. The Hot Sauce Hall of Fame will induct 5 people in its inaugural year and each of the following years they will induct 3 all of which have been very instrumental in the fiery foods industry. Each year the NYC Hot Sauce Expo will present and host the induction ceremony to enshrine the legends of the industry to this greatest of honors.
Sweet Pepper Relish for the Summer
Now that you harvest is producing vast amounts of chili peppers, it is time to think about preserving. While there are many ways to keep your peppers through the winter, such as pickling, freezing, dehydrating and more, one of my favorites is to incorporate them into a relish. A sweet pepper relish is a tasty condiment to have on hand, perfect for topping grilled foods. I like to turn to a sweet relish over traditional condiments like ketchup.
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