Capsicumology (CHILE PEPPERS) with Dr. Paul Bosland
Scoville units. Nightshades. Hot ones. Sweet ones. Scandalous data. Pull up a seat for a wild, hot ride through New Mexico. Pepper expert, horticulturist, and Capsicumologist Dr. Paul “The Chileman” Bosland of New Mexico State’s Chile Pepper Institute dishes up stories of how chile peppers got from the wild into your mouth, what parts of peppers are the hottest, why mild peppers don’t get enough credit, how to grow peppers at home, how to recover from the burn, some lore behind your favorite hot sauces, red vs. green, Guiness World Records, Ig Nobel Prizes, why you can’t handle peppers but your mom can, hot foods in hot places, seeds, walls, piths, myths, bigger lips, pepper roulette, and so much more. Also: I abuse myself with Ashes to Ashes.
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Links to things we discussed:
Hatch - New Mexico Tourism - Travel & Vacation Guide
‘NuMex Heritage 6-4’ New Mexican Chile Pepper
Fabián García | New Mexico State University | BE BOLD. Shape the Future.
Ortega Foods History, Mexican Recipes
Is it spelled "chile" or "chili"? - Hatch Chile Store's Definitive Answer
Capsicum: Species and varieties - Wikipedia
List of Capsicum cultivars - Wikipedia
(PDF) The taxonomy of the genus capsicum
Oxford University Plants 400: Capsicum species
The Story of Chile Peppers | New Mexico State University | BE BOLD. Shape the Future.
Learn about the Tradition of Ristras in New Mexico | Visit Albuquerque
Biomedical and Antioxidant Potentialities in Chilli: Perspectives and Way Forward - PMC
Chili pepper: A delve into its nutritional values and roles in food-based therapy - ScienceDirect
Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum - Wikipedia
Chiltepins - The Mother of All Peppers
2007: Hottest Chile Pepper Shatters Record | Live Science
World's Hottest Chile Pepper Discovered | ScienceDaily
Arms Race to Grow World's Hottest Pepper Goes Nuclear - WSJ
Guinness World Records crowns new hottest pepper
Hottest chili pepper - Wikipedia
Sensory properties of chile pepper heat - and its importance to food quality and cultural preference
Applications of capsaicin in food industry: functionality, utilization and stabilization
‘NuMex Suave Red’ and ‘NuMex Suave Orange’ Mild Capsicum chinense Cultivars
‘NuMex Trick-or-Treat’, a No-heat Habanero Pepper
IG NOBEL PRIZES -- WHAT IS THIS IG?
About the Ig Nobel Prizes - Improbable Research
Past Ig Winners – Improbable Research
Video: The 9th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
NuMex NoBasco: A No-heat Tabasco-type Chile Pepper in: HortScience Volume 55
Do Chillies Kill Your Taste Buds?
Sobremesa: A uniquely Spanish part of the meal
How Do You Measure the ‘Heat’ of a Pepper? | NIST
Aji Amarillo: Peruvian Yellow Chili Pepper
(PDF) Genotype by environment interaction for quality traits in chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum L)
Solanaceae (nightshades) - Wikipedia
Are there male and female peppers? | OSU Extension Service
Hunan hand syndrome - Wikipedia
Hunan Hand Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Explained
I Tested 8 Ways to Stop the Burn from Hot Pepper Hands Fast | The Kitchn
Gordon Ramsay Being Absolutely Savage | Hell's Kitchen | Part One
Video: Woman rubs chile peppers in her eyes
Chili Peppers 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Effects
Why the LAPD Can Still Use Tear Gas — and What We’re Doing About It
$20M lawsuit accuses central NC deputy of pepper-spraying, attacking man going to court
ACLU: Government Use of Tear Gas Is Illegal in War. It Should Be Illegal Here, Too.
Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska
Too Faced: Lip Injection Extreme Lip Plumper
Heidi’s Jam Factory (try the raspberry red pepper with ginger!)
Ashes-to-Ashes Karma Hot Sauce
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