On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:13:41 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> She is having trouble finding a specific product, and I see it at
> Whole Foods. So, should she avoid WF if that is the place she
> might find it?

People see an opportunity to take a swipe at their favorite object of
despise and sally forth.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:31:08 -0700, sf wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:26:53 -0600, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Our local supermarkets and even W(China)mart sell it. But it's cheaper
> >> in the Asian supermarket.
> >
> > I don't shop at W-mart and I looked for it specifically at the local
> > big store "Asian" market a few days ago (two locations), not there.
> >
> > I will make a side trip to Whole Foods to see if it's there (but I
> > suspect it isn't). I've only found it at a long defunct and local
> > grocery mini-chain. Maybe what I'm looking for isn't what's on the
> > shelf or described as "paste" on the internet; because I'm looking for
> > the product that can't not be mistaken for anything other than a
> > "paste"... think of tomato paste only it's not tomato.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> whole foods doesn't seem to be a good source of asian products. must
> offend their delicate sensibilities in some way.


That may vary regionally. They need to cater to local tastes to some
extent. It wouldn't occur to us to get Asian goodies at WF anyway, given
their markups.

And it's not about being
> organic. Not all of their produce is certified organic.

Does organic mean that it is fertilized with human ..... uh ........
fertilizer?

Big no-no, man. Unless it's Milorganite, maybe.

"Steve B" > wrote in message
news
>
> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>> Is anyone familiar with the Scoville Heat Unit chart?
>>>
>>> http://ushotstuff.com/Heat.Scale.htm
>>>
>>
>>> Where would Sri Racha fit in there?
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>
>> Here is a website that lists Sriracha sauce at 2200.
>>
>> http://www.scottrobertsweb.com/scoville-scale.php
>>
>> Becca
>
> Thanks. That's not too much, then. I have seen it a lot in the stores,
> and seen it mentioned here a lot. I just don't want to go buy something,
> and toss it after one taste. I'm one of about two people in the entire
> extended clan that likes hot sauces, so a bottle lasts a long time around
> here. I just bought some Castillo Salsa Habanero at the Dollar Store a
> couple of days ago, haven't tried it yet, though. I have found some
> outstanding sauces at the Dollar Store, one from Louisiana that had a
> touch of habanero that was hot but not overpowering. Two for a buck, but
> I haven't seen them since.
>
> It will be nice from here forward to be able to have some measuring stick
> when someone refers to a hot sauce or chile.
>
> Steve
>

If you expect everyone to specify scovill units you are sadly mistaken.
Every pepper is different. I hear people think jalapenos are hot.... not to
me they aren't. Maybe they used to be, I dunno. Tiny red Thai chili
peppers... well, you really can't not burn your mouth on one of those.

Please don't expect me to grade peppers by anything other than personal
experience. I don't have a measurement other than "mild" or "medium heat"
or "too hot". It's a matter of personal preferance. And as I've stated
here for years, hotter is not necessarily better.

Jill

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:40:55 -0600, Arri London wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:31:08 -0700, sf wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:26:53 -0600, Arri London >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Our local supermarkets and even W(China)mart sell it. But it's cheaper
>>>> in the Asian supermarket.
>>>
>>> I don't shop at W-mart and I looked for it specifically at the local
>>> big store "Asian" market a few days ago (two locations), not there.
>>>
>>> I will make a side trip to Whole Foods to see if it's there (but I
>>> suspect it isn't). I've only found it at a long defunct and local
>>> grocery mini-chain. Maybe what I'm looking for isn't what's on the
>>> shelf or described as "paste" on the internet; because I'm looking for
>>> the product that can't not be mistaken for anything other than a
>>> "paste"... think of tomato paste only it's not tomato.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> whole foods doesn't seem to be a good source of asian products. must
>> offend their delicate sensibilities in some way.
>
> That may vary regionally. They need to cater to local tastes to some
> extent. It wouldn't occur to us to get Asian goodies at WF anyway, given
> their markups.

good point. while some of the prices aren't outrageous, many are.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:41:47 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> "Steve B" > wrote in message
> news
>>
>> "Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>> Is anyone familiar with the Scoville Heat Unit chart?
>>>>
>>>> http://ushotstuff.com/Heat.Scale.htm
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Where would Sri Racha fit in there?
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>
>>> Here is a website that lists Sriracha sauce at 2200.
>>>
>>> http://www.scottrobertsweb.com/scoville-scale.php
>>>
>>> Becca
>>
>> Thanks. That's not too much, then. I have seen it a lot in the stores,
>> and seen it mentioned here a lot. I just don't want to go buy something,
>> and toss it after one taste. I'm one of about two people in the entire
>> extended clan that likes hot sauces, so a bottle lasts a long time around
>> here. I just bought some Castillo Salsa Habanero at the Dollar Store a
>> couple of days ago, haven't tried it yet, though. I have found some
>> outstanding sauces at the Dollar Store, one from Louisiana that had a
>> touch of habanero that was hot but not overpowering. Two for a buck, but
>> I haven't seen them since.
>>
>> It will be nice from here forward to be able to have some measuring stick
>> when someone refers to a hot sauce or chile.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>
> If you expect everyone to specify scovill units you are sadly mistaken.
> Every pepper is different. I hear people think jalapenos are hot.... not to
> me they aren't. Maybe they used to be, I dunno. Tiny red Thai chili
> peppers... well, you really can't not burn your mouth on one of those.
>
> Please don't expect me to grade peppers by anything other than personal
> experience. I don't have a measurement other than "mild" or "medium heat"
> or "too hot". It's a matter of personal preferance. And as I've stated
> here for years, hotter is not necessarily better.
>
> Jill

sure, the hotness of chiles is subjective (and can vary between harvests).
but the scoville units gives you a jumping-off point.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:26:15 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:26:53 -0600, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Our local supermarkets and even W(China)mart sell it. But it's cheaper
> >> in the Asian supermarket.
> >
> > I don't shop at W-mart and I looked for it specifically at the local
> > big store "Asian" market a few days ago (two locations), not there.
> >
> > I will make a side trip to Whole Foods to see if it's there (but I
> > suspect it isn't). I've only found it at a long defunct and local
> > grocery mini-chain. Maybe what I'm looking for isn't what's on the
> > shelf or described as "paste" on the internet; because I'm looking for
> > the product that can't not be mistaken for anything other than a
> > "paste"... think of tomato paste only it's not tomato.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> Report back, sf.

I called Whole Foods and they don't have that brand. The person on
the phone understood what I was looking for and she said the other
brands were looser than what I wanted. Still looking.

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:26:15 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:26:53 -0600, Arri London >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Our local supermarkets and even W(China)mart sell it. But it's cheaper
>>>> in the Asian supermarket.
>>> I don't shop at W-mart and I looked for it specifically at the local
>>> big store "Asian" market a few days ago (two locations), not there.
>>>
>>> I will make a side trip to Whole Foods to see if it's there (but I
>>> suspect it isn't). I've only found it at a long defunct and local
>>> grocery mini-chain. Maybe what I'm looking for isn't what's on the
>>> shelf or described as "paste" on the internet; because I'm looking for
>>> the product that can't not be mistaken for anything other than a
>>> "paste"... think of tomato paste only it's not tomato.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>> Report back, sf.
>
> I called Whole Foods and they don't have that brand. The person on
> the phone understood what I was looking for and she said the other
> brands were looser than what I wanted. Still looking.
>
Drop me a line if you fail to find it.

--
Jean B.

On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:00:51 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Drop me a line if you fail to find it.

TY, will do!

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.