So who here has eaten a raw, fresh habanero?

I have now ;)

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Steve

I just wanted to add that I do not think flavor and heat are mutually exclusive. I have had not too hot sauces that were just spice with very little flavor as well as extrememly hot sauces that had tons of flavor. I have also found that as I eat hotter things I can pick up more flavors in the really hot sauces. I think part of the belief that really hot sauces don't have flavor comes from those who aren't used to that level of heat, whatever it may be, and cannot pick up on the flavor due to the pain. IMO, in this way it is much like it is with cigars. Put someone on a huge, ultra-full cigar who isn't used to it and most of the flavors are going to be wasted. Give it to someone who has experience with those type of cigars and what they taste will generally be a lot different. Just my $.02

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One2gofst:

So who here has eaten a raw, fresh habanero?

I have now ;)

Have done so, interesting taste. I still have a couple pounds of them in the freezer, along with some Tabasco peppers, and about thirty pound of jalepeno's remaining from my '08 garden. This year I just grew bell peppers, have a number of them ripening in the windows now, as it's time to plant garlic and greens for next year.

I also think that accustoming oneself to the heat will eventually bring out new flavors. I had the camarones diablos at the local mexican restaurant, the waitress said "these are the way we really eat them in mexico, you might not want them" The eyebrows went up a couple inches when I finished the plate. Wife thinks I'm nuts. Son, too.

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I prefer flavor and am not a fan of the super hot. I lean toward the LHS/TP side of hot sauce on selected foods, not everything I consume. It can be addictive!

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One2gofst:

I just wanted to add that I do not think flavor and heat are mutually exclusive. I have had not too hot sauces that were just spice with very little flavor as well as extrememly hot sauces that had tons of flavor. I have also found that as I eat hotter things I can pick up more flavors in the really hot sauces. I think part of the belief that really hot sauces don't have flavor comes from those who aren't used to that level of heat, whatever it may be, and cannot pick up on the flavor due to the pain. IMO, in this way it is much like it is with cigars. Put someone on a huge, ultra-full cigar who isn't used to it and most of the flavors are going to be wasted. Give it to someone who has experience with those type of cigars and what they taste will generally be a lot different. Just my $.02

I agree. The more I move up in SHU tolerance, the more flavors I'm getting out of them. My go to right now is Mad Dog 357 Ghost Pepper Sauce. It's 550,000 SHU but the flavors are absolutly stunning. It starts off with a nice smoky note and then turns sweet and finishes with just a little bite of ghost chili's. That stuff is might tasty. My dad thinks that I'm off of my rocker with hot sauce.

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Scorned Woman, Dave's Insanity, couple others I don't have the bottles too anymore, I still enjoy Franks Red Hot too

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One2gofst:

So who here has eaten a raw, fresh habanero?

I have now ;)

I did. Once. Great taste, great pain. The funny thing was it gave me the longest bout of hiccups I've ever had. And to this day when I eat some really hot food (which is as often as I can) it give me intense hiccups that just wont quit.

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pure.refreshing.bacon.

I went to the sauce shop last night and picked up a bottle of Dave's Crazy Carribbean. The stuff is out of this world tasty!!!!! I might have to pick up another bottle of it just to have one at home and one in my car.

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Lasabar:

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Somewhat related to this post. I often do Chinese hot pot (think fondue, but instead of cheese it's a soup base) and my local supermarket has a pre-made spicy Sichuan soup base. What is unique about the soup base is that it uses Sichuan peppers. The peppers don't have heat, but causes a tingly/numb sensation on the tongue and it also has a tartness to it.

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If you guys like "HOT" check out this website: http://www.hothothot.com/cgi/Products.cgi. It's where I buy occasional gifts for our daughter-in-law. She's East Indian and can put me to shame when it comes to eating the hot stuff.

Here's a pic of the first one I gave her:

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She loved it but now says it isn't hot enough.....go figure.

Marty

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Like the rooster sauce a lot, too.

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Like the rooster sauce a lot, too.

Lots of guys love this sauce. For whatever reason, and I can't really put my finger on why, I don't realy care for it. I'll use it, just don't prefer it. Different strokes, for sure.

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One2gofst:

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Like the rooster sauce a lot, too.

Lots of guys love this sauce. For whatever reason, and I can't really put my finger on why, I don't realy care for it. I'll use it, just don't prefer it. Different strokes, for sure.

Personally, it's best on fried rice or chow mein.

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I prefer flavor over heat, but sometimes I'll just say to hell with it and go for the hottest stuff I can find, my dad got me a gift pack of 7 a few christmas's ago.. damn they were good.

check this out http://www.firehotsauces.com/hs0165.html

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I'm not a fan of siracha or tabasco, but love some Franks's Red Hot on pizza, eggs, fries, etc. Blair's makes some pretty mean stuff. I've had some of their sauces from the mild to the "holy f'ing crap, this is worse than lighting my genitals on fire!" Been wanting to invest in one of their 2 or 3 am reserves but haven't had the courage yet. Also tried 357 ghost. Not bad.

If you just want some heat without adding too much flavor, look up frost hot sauce (just distilled white vinegar and cap crystals) or magma hot sauce for some intense stuff. Frost is amazing in a bowl of tomato soup in the winter or a bloody mary in the summer. Clears you right out if you're a little stuffy.