Reading this, I was a bit confused at first:
Most heat samplers agree Asian dishes, hailing from places like Thailand and China's Szechuan province, are among the hottest to be found. Anglicized varieties can't hold a candle to the fiery concoctions Kobboon ate in his native country."
But at the end I felt vindicated (based on Roche's constant assertions):
"So which pepper has the most pep? The Yucatan native habaņero and its Caribbean cousin, the scotch bonnet, come out on top, followed by fiery Thai peppers. Heat levels can vary widely among plants of the same variety, however."
This chart confirms what Roche has known all along.
But wait! I just found some new and exciting news in the world of assininely hot food:
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