elaine wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
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>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> .. .
>>>> elaine wrote:
>>>>> I'm cooking this fish tonight for the first time (on sale at my
>>>>> local foodmarket) - the recipe I'm working with (lime butter -
>>>>> below) calls for fresh thai or serrano chile - don't have that
>>>>> although I do have red pepper flakes, tai curry, cayenne pepper.
>>>>> Would any of those be a decent substitute?
>>>> (snippage)
>>>>
>>> I agree about being cautious in using anything hot with the tilapia.
>>> Otherwise it is very easy to overpower the delicate flavor of the
>>> fish. That is true for most fish. And I say that as a person who
>>> usually loves heat from chiles in my food.
>>
>
>> This thread sounds like it's written by a bunch of chile-newbies!
>> Heat isn't a flavor!!! It doesn't matter how hot something is, it
>> won't overpower the flavor of any food. Thinking that it can
>> is in your mind - your mind is processing the hot sensation, and
>> since you're not used to it (a wimp) you're not paying attention to
>> the flavor. The flavor is still there, you're just ignoring it.
>
> Actually I am a chile-newbie! My mind just can't seem to get past the
> burning sensation which deadens all my taste buds. And I'd be the
> first to admit that when it comes to hot chilis etc., I am definitely
> a wimp!
>
> E.

No, uh uh! Not as much as *I* am and I'm married to a hot sauce, pepper,
chili FREAK. We sometimes end up having to eat separate meals.

kili