On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:24:34 GMT, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:

>Michael Odom > wrote in
:
>
>> From today's NY Times:
>>
>> "It's a burning issue for some hot-pepper lovers: Whatever possessed
>> Kevin M. Crosby to create the mild habanero?
>>
>> "For Dr. Crosby, a plant geneticist at the Texas A&M Agricultural
>> Experiment Station here near the Mexican border, the answer is simple:
>> "I'm not going to take away the regular habanero. You can still grow
>> and eat that, if you want to kill yourself."
>>
>> "But for those who prize the fieriest domesticated Capsicum for its
>> taste and health-boosting qualities, Dr. Crosby and the research
>> station in the Rio Grande Valley have developed and patented the TAM
>> Mild Habanero, with less than half the bite of the familiar jalapeño
>> (which A&M scientists also previously produced in a milder version)."
>>
>> Does he like slow athletes and clumsy ballerinas, too? Is his
>> favorite car a Pinto or a Yugo? Does his wardrobe consist only of
>> argyle?
>
>There are people who love the flavor of the habanero but can't physically
>tolerate the extreme heat. Just maybe, he was thinking of those.

You're right, I suppose. But you can remove much of the heat by
cutting out the placenta. It appears he was also thinking of big food
factories where such trimming would cost too much to make a product at
a marketable price.


modom

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