Spent a few hours with my digital camera and some ND-filters, shooting waterfalls yesterday, I decided to buy a frozen pizza in a shop. he only one they had was a HOT pizza. But I tried to fix it by removing the chiles I could spot, add some mozzarella and tomato.
Well, it was still pretty extreme ...
I'm going to try one with an already made crust and sauce from the Dollar Tree
( olives, peppers, mushrooms, celery, sausage, cheese ) added .
I'm surprised my oregano made it through the winter. Sage looks pretty sad, but the thyme is going gangbusters with purple blossoms.
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be careful about panic buying of food !
Heard this story relayed from my daughter....
“10 days ago, my younger sister started developing a cough. Understanding I'd now need to shut myself in for at least two weeks, I set about getting a few supplies. Near enough everything was completely sold out online, however, I managed to find an amazon listing for 40pcks of ramen. Couldn't believe my luck! All were sold out bar the spicy chicken flavour. Not a problem - I like a bit of spice. Without reading the ad, I purchased immediately using the buy now button, thinking I'd found the listing just in time...
It arrived a few days later and I eagerly grabbed a pack. I noticed it read 2x spicy on the front. No worries, as a Brit, a hot curry and a pint is pretty much a weekly occurrence from birth. I excitedly cook my first batch. Pouring the included sauce on I notice it's blood red, thick and viscous. Once mixed In though it looks OK. The noodles smell great. Oniony, chickeny tomato like smell. Right up my street.
I took my first mouthful and messily slurped up the noods, getting the sauce all over my lips. It tasted pretty g- OH MY GOD WTF THE PAIN!!???
It was IMMEDIATELY screaming hot. Intense heat within 2 seconds flat. I coughed, inhaling some of the oily sauce and having it stick to the back of my throat, making me cough more and more. I ran for the milk, which offered me only temporary relief. I suffered through and finished the bowl. By the end, I was crying, sweating, pouring out from my nose and had turned a lovely shade of red. I had a Google of the brand and it turned out these are the hottest ramen available on the market. A limited "nuclear fire" edition release with double the spice of their already extremely spicy "fire" ramen. Just the originals are so hot that it's become a trend online to film yourself attempt to eat a single pack. I now have 39 more packs of the twice as hot kind to get through.
I refuse to let these go to waste. I'm 5 packs in so far, each pack literally makes me cry. I sincerely regret panic buying. Let this be a lesson for anyone. Just shop normally and read things before buying them. Don't be a t*at like me.”
Heard this story relayed from my daughter....
“10 days ago, my younger sister started developing a cough. Understanding I'd now need to shut myself in for at least two weeks, I set about getting a few supplies. Near enough everything was completely sold out online, however, I managed to find an amazon listing for 40pcks of ramen. Couldn't believe my luck! All were sold out bar the spicy chicken flavour. Not a problem - I like a bit of spice. Without reading the ad, I purchased immediately using the buy now button, thinking I'd found the listing just in time...
It arrived a few days later and I eagerly grabbed a pack. I noticed it read 2x spicy on the front. No worries, as a Brit, a hot curry and a pint is pretty much a weekly occurrence from birth. I excitedly cook my first batch. Pouring the included sauce on I notice it's blood red, thick and viscous. Once mixed In though it looks OK. The noodles smell great. Oniony, chickeny tomato like smell. Right up my street.
I took my first mouthful and messily slurped up the noods, getting the sauce all over my lips. It tasted pretty g- OH MY GOD WTF THE PAIN!!???
It was IMMEDIATELY screaming hot. Intense heat within 2 seconds flat. I coughed, inhaling some of the oily sauce and having it stick to the back of my throat, making me cough more and more. I ran for the milk, which offered me only temporary relief. I suffered through and finished the bowl. By the end, I was crying, sweating, pouring out from my nose and had turned a lovely shade of red. I had a Google of the brand and it turned out these are the hottest ramen available on the market. A limited "nuclear fire" edition release with double the spice of their already extremely spicy "fire" ramen. Just the originals are so hot that it's become a trend online to film yourself attempt to eat a single pack. I now have 39 more packs of the twice as hot kind to get through.
I refuse to let these go to waste. I'm 5 packs in so far, each pack literally makes me cry. I sincerely regret panic buying. Let this be a lesson for anyone. Just shop normally and read things before buying them. Don't be a t*at like me.”
Just remembered I better get that leg of lamb braising. Wife and daughter out-voted me so Greek style it will be.
Bread! The hot spice is fat soluble so drinking water or the like, just washes out everything but the hot oily spices. Bread on the other hand soaks up the oil and works a bit like a sponge.
I'm reminded of a red dwarf episode that only the brits on here will possible have seen with the immortal line 'Lager, the only thing that will kill a vindaloo!'
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if you plan ahead you can have bread and milk handy, milk being able to soak up oil better than water. but the poor guy who gets caught unawares is already in ‘fight or flight’ panic and in my experience of watching a friend try my late wife's Thai soup, results in head in sink under a running cold tap...
worse one I tried was an African fish head soup. During my post doc days I shared a living space with a guy from Nigeria. He had 4 wives that used to take it in turns to visit him. His eldest wife was the chef. She left a saucepan in the shared kitchen. One little taste later and I was in panic mode. After she did the washing up the interior surface of the sauce pan was bright and shiny where the soup had etched the Aluminium oxide back to new metal! This guy was the friendly sort, offered me a glass of whisky and a red hot chilli pepper to go with - a different approach than the British peanuts with your beer. Don’t underestimate Nigerian food.
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Raita is great, even better if you have mint leaves to incorporate.
Looking for suggestions on cooking up a 5# pork butt. Garlic, salt and brown sugar in a slow oven?
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I like the America's Test Kitchen recipe. Coat the pork butt/shoulder with a combo of 1/3 cup each kosher salt and brown sugar, wrap tightly and refrigerate overnight. Next day wipe off the outside (don't rinse) and score the fat cap before roasting. Roast fat side up at 325 degrees F to reach 190 degrees F internal, 5 - 6 hours. Add some water to the roasting pan at the start, and baste the roast a couple of times as it cooks.
Forgo the sugar. Copious salt and garlic powder rubbed in .
~ 350 degree until looks and smells done ....
I made a batch of tom yum for a party once and forgot to suggest that some might want to remove the prik kee noo and not eat them, a couple of folks were seriously in distress.
Scott, i understand what you mean.
Some centuries ago i was in relationship with Miss Lao/Thai.
She was angry due somecircumstances and did a hot papaya salad.
She put in apx 300-500 Prik kee noo ( Mouse sh ..it) with 200 gramms papaya.
Really it was a eye burner without taking a pc. into mouth.
A few people tried one fork full with that stuff and gave up within picoseconds!
She was really angry! Dunno why , i am a man... ^^
Some centuries ago i was in relationship with Miss Lao/Thai.
She was angry due somecircumstances and did a hot papaya salad.
She put in apx 300-500 Prik kee noo ( Mouse sh ..it) with 200 gramms papaya.
Really it was a eye burner without taking a pc. into mouth.
A few people tried one fork full with that stuff and gave up within picoseconds!
She was really angry! Dunno why , i am a man... ^^