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cuisines Taco Bell Ghost Pepper and Habanero Grillers
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Or a Chocolate Bhutlah Sundae.laynlow said:
Recently I tried the ghost pepper grillers and even with extra sauce it wasn't hot to me. I took one in to work and I was told that it is surprisingly hot for fast food. From time to time I can buy small packages of ghost peppers in my local grocery store. The sauce in the grillers didn't taste like ghost pepper at all to me. It is nice to see more people trying to use ghost pepper in their food, but I really wish it would actually remind me of the taste of ghost peppers. It isn't just pure heat. The ghost pepper tastes almost fruity to me and it has a nice flavor. Sometimes habaneros taste a little sweet to me, but they often seem waxy to me and don't really have a lot of flavor.
i crave Taco Bell sometimes, not when I'm in the mood for Mexican food though lol anyhow, tried the ghost griller today, kinda yucky.
TrueNorthReptiles said:
This is something I need to learn: how to get my hands on other kinds of hot peppers than just the ones I see in stores near me. It is what brings me here to the forum. I want to know how everyone does it. Growing my own seems like a good approach, but I have a cat and I can't put plants outside with my neighbors. It is going to be necessary to limit the number of pots I have going to my top favorites.
Ideally, when I check the Marketplace, I will find someone who offers a nice variety pack so I can acquaint myself with all the hot peppers I keep reading about. I have only tried scorpions once and have never tried the Carolina Reaper. It would be nice to try Scotch Bonnets and I really want to taste the different colors of habaneros because I have only tried the orange ones. So far the ghost is my favorite pepper, and that is why products like Taco Bell's disappoint me so much.
I tried the ghost pepper griller at taco bell today and laughed my spouse says why you laughing I said a new born could eat this....
I think they're good. Not terribly hot but still enough noticeable heat compared to some other fast food joints that put out "ghost pepper" items. I agree that the Doritos inside the griller is weird though.
In the aftermath I always question what makes me think eating Taco Bell is a good idea. "Taco Bell! what a great idea!"
In the aftermath I always question what makes me think eating Taco Bell is a good idea. "Taco Bell! what a great idea!"
The thing these big companies don't get about food as a whole, and especially spicy food, is that it's about flavor. I'm sorry, but you can only get real taste from small producers that take their time and perfect the craft. These mass produced cookie cutter foods just don't measure up.ChileHeadCliff said:
This is exactly where I stand. These chains have a hard enough time making things that people will keep coming back for. Most people I know think jalapenos are really hot and a habanero is death. It must be hard to put much money into developing something with "real" spice because you know your demographic is very small. We are a small few that line up for punishment. Most sane people react to afterburn with aversion to what did it lol. We keep coming back for more thinking, "eventually my stomach will get used to this right?"JayT said:
Hell I still don't wear gloves when I chop all of my peppers up and I always forget to wipe my but with my knife hand. I'll get it eventually, or I will just have to start wearing gloves lol.