So I've discovered in life my body has a particularly annoying habit of quickly adjusting to whatever I happen to be ingesting (caffeine, alcohol, etc.), potentially related to my ridiculous metabolism.
Anyway, growing some hotter varieties this year (no superhots, but varieties well outside my comfort zone, such as Fatalii, Datil, White Habanero, etc.), I figured I should get started building up my tolerance. I lucked out; a local produce market started selling packs of habaneros for a dollar apiece (about 12-15 per pack)... couldn't pass that up. Being skeptical, I bit into one when I got home, and sure enough, definitely a habanero, as I recalled my last experience eating one (trying to keep a straight face while I turned bright red and sweat poured from my forehead).
I've been throwing them into just about everything I cooked for the past week, not really noticing the fact that it was getting progressively more tolerable with every meal. Last night I went out with friends to get some wings and pizza. Something was definitely amiss, I felt no heat in the wings (as always, we ordered the hottest they had on the menu). I kindly asked if they could bring me the hottest sauce they had. A mild tingle, but it was lost among the flavor.
Maybe I should pace myself better or I really will need superhots by harvest time... as it stands the hot sauces in my fridge are beginning to lost their bite.
Anyway, growing some hotter varieties this year (no superhots, but varieties well outside my comfort zone, such as Fatalii, Datil, White Habanero, etc.), I figured I should get started building up my tolerance. I lucked out; a local produce market started selling packs of habaneros for a dollar apiece (about 12-15 per pack)... couldn't pass that up. Being skeptical, I bit into one when I got home, and sure enough, definitely a habanero, as I recalled my last experience eating one (trying to keep a straight face while I turned bright red and sweat poured from my forehead).
I've been throwing them into just about everything I cooked for the past week, not really noticing the fact that it was getting progressively more tolerable with every meal. Last night I went out with friends to get some wings and pizza. Something was definitely amiss, I felt no heat in the wings (as always, we ordered the hottest they had on the menu). I kindly asked if they could bring me the hottest sauce they had. A mild tingle, but it was lost among the flavor.
Maybe I should pace myself better or I really will need superhots by harvest time... as it stands the hot sauces in my fridge are beginning to lost their bite.
