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ProfessorGAC

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18. Story About That
Tue May 26, 2015, 04:52 PM
May 2015

When i was in Brazil the first time, they had a habanero sauce at the little cafeteria in the plant i was at. Our host told us to be "really careful" with it.

He said the people who make the sauce "back there" (meaning the kitchen) wear gloves, but not for sanitation reasons. He said nearly everyone back there got the pepper juice on the back of their hands and it raised welts.

I took the tip of the serving spoon, added that to a whole bowl of their version of jumbalaya, and boy was it flame on.

But he guaranteed me that he saw the welts with his own eyes.

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please be careful handling those peppers, I understand that just touching it can cause you to carryi hollysmom May 2015 #1
You are soooo right. nt clarice May 2015 #5
Story About That ProfessorGAC May 2015 #18
I agree with spicy food helping out when your sick. gvstn May 2015 #23
why not? hollysmom May 2015 #27
Thanks! gvstn May 2015 #28
I did that years ago... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #2
OMG !!!!! nt clarice May 2015 #4
Congratulations! You raised a successful crop. In_The_Wind May 2015 #3
Yipes shenmue May 2015 #6
RIGHT !!! i can not imagine ANYONE eating those on a regular basis. nt clarice May 2015 #7
I'll agree with your original premise in the headline. nt TeamPooka May 2015 #8
Go away, we were having a nice conversation.....and Mom says "Go clean your room, it's a mess" nt clarice May 2015 #9
Aren't you the bossy little child. You don't make the rules. TeamPooka May 2015 #10
Protip: GeorgeGist May 2015 #11
You bet your ass. No more peppers for me. nt clarice May 2015 #13
I'd burn any of those suckers you have left. Just from reading the conmments here, they are lethal. Fla Dem May 2015 #40
Yes, this will be the last year for habaneros. Stickin with the banana peppers. nt clarice May 2015 #41
I feel you - I love them (as this video will show) - but I know what you mean. qnr May 2015 #12
DUDE !!! Ghost peppers !!! ??? Isn't that the hottest pepper in the world? nt clarice May 2015 #14
Used to be, now it's the Carolina Reaper. n/t qnr May 2015 #15
Have you had one? *shiver* nt clarice May 2015 #16
They don't have them locally, I've had scorpion peppers though, which originally unseated them n/t qnr May 2015 #17
You'd have to pay me a LOT to do that and, he took seconds and then, straight up .. HOT. auntAgonist May 2015 #46
It was really quite tasty. I ended up finishing the whole bottle in chili and qnr May 2015 #47
I have big respect knuckles for the habanero... MrMickeysMom May 2015 #19
indeed !!!!!! nt clarice May 2015 #20
Jeannie makes a version of the Terlingua chili winner (1990 or so) panader0 May 2015 #21
Wow sounds out of my league. BTW. Who is Jeannie? nt clarice May 2015 #22
My sweetheart. panader0 May 2015 #24
I will !!!!! nt clarice May 2015 #29
Being a stupid Yankee, I once grabbed some habaneros thinking they were jalapenos. DamnYankeeInHouston May 2015 #25
You'll wish it was Numb tomorrow morning :-) Nac Mac Feegle May 2015 #26
"ring of fire" lololol. nt clarice May 2015 #30
Food should not hurt, that's all there is to it. A HERETIC I AM May 2015 #31
Too bad your husband.... MicaelS May 2015 #32
He better be glad he didn't.... clarice May 2015 #37
you want I should kick your drunken, pepper-biting Texan dumbass, clarice? Skittles May 2015 #33
Come and get me Skittles...... clarice May 2015 #36
Also, after dicing habaneros, always wash your hands at least five times before you pee. Throd May 2015 #34
Thanks for the visual...lol. nt clarice May 2015 #38
I've watched some videos of people trying to eat those things lovemydog May 2015 #35
Oh yes...thanks.....alcohol killed the pain. nt clarice May 2015 #39
I have done exactly that. Tipperary May 2015 #42
Lesson learned.....BELIEVE me. nt clarice May 2015 #43
I have learned, over the years, the hard way, to value nuance of flavor annabanana May 2015 #44
Thanks, I will definitely check it out. nt clarice May 2015 #45
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