Recent content by fwestrom

Thanks for the warm welcome!   I totally understand that de Arbol are barely warm compared to other peppers (many of which I already eat), but that is what they told me they used.  Perhaps the truth is more like what a couple of you have suggested: they added something extra to make it so hot.  ...

I had a hot sauce at a Mexican restaurant a while back that I would love to try and reproduce.  I am wondering if you guys can help me come up with an idea how it might be done.   It was a thick bright-red paste, and had an extremely intense version of the flavor that you get from the salsa they...