2007-03-21 02:12:18 · 26 answers · asked by LOUISE M 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
hot.
2007-03-21 02:14:18 · answer #1 · answered by Pinolera 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some are hot & some are not so hot,it is the chemical capsacin that is responsible for the heat factor,hence cookery experts tell you to do away with the inner membrane & seeds where most of the chemical lurks.The brain is involved to an extent as it is with most sensations,in this case it is a little confused making us believe we are in pain.hotness of chillies is measured in schofield units,the higher the units the hotter the chillie,gemerally speaking the smaller the size of a given variety of chillie,the hotter it is.
2007-03-21 09:38:13 · answer #2 · answered by dee k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You havent pointed out if your talking about the band (in which case they are great and almighty) or actually chilli peppers. If your talking about the latter then OMG they are terribly disgustingly hot...some people like it that way but it aint in my mind. Im sure i heard once that they contain something that gives you that burning mouth feeling but maybe it was in a dream
2007-03-21 09:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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In this country we generally use Habanero chill. its about 5cm round. BEWARE these are one of the hottest chillis you can get. Apart from the heat if you get that far they have a wonderful fruity flavour. Close cousin to the scotch bonnet, they come in all colours. Used in salsas, chutneys and Caribbean cuisine, mixing especially well in salsas with fruit.
2007-03-25 05:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we think of chilli peppers as being really hot simply becuase of the fact that the band name is "the red hot chilli peppers" when in actuallity they arent really that hot
2007-03-21 09:16:13 · answer #5 · answered by terry s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hot.
2007-03-21 09:16:20 · answer #6 · answered by rachellou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of pepper.
Some are very mild, others have insanely high quantities of capsin and are as hot as you think they are.
Discard the white membrane though (not the seeds as some say) and you get rid of most of this
2007-03-21 09:15:10 · answer #7 · answered by Weatherman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I became addicted to them in my first pregnancy where I would eat them for breakfast on toast with beetroot. with each pregnancy I ate more and more now after fourth child I have them with every meal seeds the lot. So in my mind they are not hot but they give me a kind of buzz!!
2007-03-21 09:21:53 · answer #8 · answered by silent1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chilis are not really hot. The active chemical in them, capsaicin, stimulates the pain sensors in your mouth, but not the heat sensors. So they are painful but not hot. Since nothing else does this, your brain doesn't know what to make of it, so it interprets it as heat.
2007-03-21 09:16:35 · answer #9 · answered by Gnomon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the peppers them selfs arnt really that hot its the seeds that produce the capsaicin that make them hot.
2007-03-22 06:26:23 · answer #10 · answered by gerry d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can be really hot. There is a chemicle in them called capsaicin that makes them hot. It's not imagined, it's real.
2007-03-21 09:15:42 · answer #11 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋