HellfireFarm
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My son had no choice. His first solid food was New Mexico enchiladas, made the way my grandma made them. With hot Hatch chile powder.
When we met, my enchiladas were at my wife's top end. Now I make some decently spicy Vindaloo or Drunken Noodles and she's ok with that. Not Thai hot (that's my job) but definitely has come a long way.
See above - I would go with something like a mild Hatch (order from The Chile Shop in Santa Fe) then move up to hot Hatch. 2000-ish for the mild, vs. 50k typical for cayenne, so ease them in some. (Plus it's very tasty!)Paprika powder is already a favorite, so I'll take your advice in switching it to cayenne Grass Snake.
When we met, my enchiladas were at my wife's top end. Now I make some decently spicy Vindaloo or Drunken Noodles and she's ok with that. Not Thai hot (that's my job) but definitely has come a long way.
I make spicy candies if you want to try that. Or some "hot" chocolatePerhaps the key is sweet heat at first.
Growing up in Panama, it was not hard to find sweet hot candy's at the outdoor Mercado's.
All the kids I knew loved it's sweet spicy flavors.
It was a real treat to me going with my dad to the many Oyster bars, eating hot peppers & sneaking cerveza when I could.