Âmas_fuego said:At the end of the month I am going to be spending a few days in Trinidad about an hour south of Port of Spain.
If I find chillis in the local markets, can I bring them home to the US? Anything I should look for? Any other advice?
Âkentishman said:A few years ago I visited the USVI for a week's vacation. On the first day there I visited a produce stand to find local peppers. I deseeded them immediately so they would dry out before I went home. For the journey home, I dropped the seeds loose in a pocket in my backpack. Covered them with other items including a handkerchief. Figured if there were any questions I'd say I didn't know how long they'd been in there. Must have dropped out of a seed pack way back when. All went well until I used the handkerchief: immediate burning and sneezing, etc.
Âmas_fuego said:At the end of the month I am going to be spending a few days in Trinidad about an hour south of Port of Spain.
If I find chillis in the local markets, can I bring them home to the US? Anything I should look for? Any other advice?
It's been a while since I've been here but I came across this post. Right now there's a farmer next to me that has peppers. There's two actually, but I don't talk to the other one. Hope you enjoy the trip though. Oh, I'm from Trinidadmas_fuego said:At the end of the month I am going to be spending a few days in Trinidad about an hour south of Port of Spain.
If I find chillis in the local markets, can I bring them home to the US? Anything I should look for? Any other advice?
ÂThe Hot Pepper said:Nice! Did you eat any doubles from street vendors?Â
mmmmm roti, had one for lunch today, wasn't from Trinidad but the girl who made it was.mas_fuego said:Â
I had the best spicy double. The food was so good, and I am not a foodie at all. Had hot, homemade roti with every meal
Âtwenty said:mmmmm roti, had one for lunch today, wasn't from Trinidad but the girl who made it was.
That's funny. They asked if I like the pigeon Peas and I said they taste like spicy curry lentils.solid7 said:Â
Roti are so good - especially the aloo paratha - but damn they'll make you fat... Â LOL
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I cut a 3/8" thick tawa a few years back with a plasma cutter, just for making roti. Â We grow some calaloo and lentils (or pigeon peas) every once in awhile, for making daal saag. Â OK, I know it's not quite the way you make it, but it's good, nonetheless.
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This year will be bitter melon in the garden...
Âmas_fuego said:That's funny. They asked if I like the pigeon Peas and I said they taste like spicy curry lentils.
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sounds like that simpsons episode where bart adopts the Bolivian Tree lizard and they have to import snakes to eat the lizards and gorillas to eat the snakes etc...Hawaiianero said:Â
Yup, we got rats who jumped ships back in the 1800's and some brainiac decided to import mongoose not long after to control the rats. Of course rats are nocturnal animals and mongoose sleep all night so we got double screwed on that one. The mongoose then proceeded to wipe out quite a few indigenous bird species. Thank God another brainiacs idea of importing snakes to kill the mongoose got nixed
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Our latest invasion is in the form of Coqui Frogs. Cute little peeping sounds at first but since there are no natural predators for them here, a couple turn into a couple hundred in a matter of months and the numbers explode exponentially after that. The sound is an almost painful volume with a tone just under what it takes to break glass. Maybe an exaggeration but not by muchÂ
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Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread but back to the OP, probably got coqui's there too, they're small little guys and can hitch hike on your shoes or clothes easily. Don't bring any home.