@PawelK@realcaseyrollins@ademan the spiciest Mexican food I've eaten pales in comparison to the spiciest Indian food I've eaten, but I don't know if that means anything. I dont know that I've eaten a lot of authentic Mexican. Indian food isn't as Americanized
@PawelK@ademan@realcaseyrollins my intro into Indian food didn't even happen in America. I first ate Indian food in England. I've cooked chicken tikka masala once for the family (not fans of the heat like me sadly so we have to go for milder dishes)
@PawelK@realcaseyrollins@ademan ah jalapeño is a pretty tame pepper. I prefer them red over green even though I think it's maybe not quite as hot because you get all the sugars and everything. It's a really nice flavor. For heat my go to is the habanero/scotch bonnet. Last year I made a relish habanero relish from my garden. I hope to do a much bigger jar this year.
@PawelK@realcaseyrollins@ademan yeah the problem with cooking for family is we have very different taste buds. I like foods that can make you sweat but if I even put a little too much black pepper in I get complaints.
@PawelK@realcaseyrollins@ademan oh that stinks that you can't get them. habanero are my favorite as far as heat goes, but they don't bring a lot of other flavors to the table the way a jalapeno or poblano does so I don't usually use them alone. If I am making a spicy chili for example I'll usually include 1 - 2 poblanos 1 jalapeno and 1 habanero. Poblanos don't have a lot of heat to them, but they are so flavorful.
I also like smoked peppers. That's another thing I might try my hand at this year.
What do you mean with the marinade? I don't usually marinate peppers, but maybe I should start. I did pickle the relish I made using citrus and vinegar, and adding acids does bring out more of the heat. Is that what you mean?
Yea my english, those adobados are like pickled, but in my native tongue marinated is similar, but when marinating a fruit or vegetable, it does not kind of rot, while when pickling it does.
@PawelK@realcaseyrollins@ademan ah yes I think maybe here we use pickling to mean two things too. Pickling can be a natural fermentation process using salt to encourage specific microbial growth and discourage others, or it can mean to soak in acids like vinegar and citrus which creates a similar flavor profile but without the probiotics. Both are preservation methods, but one is fast and the other takes some time. Most Americans probably don't even realize there is a distinction if I'm being honest.
@PawelK@realcaseyrollins@ademan wood smoke is such a great preservative and adds a delicious flavor. I've never smoked peppers myself, but I can usually find smoked chilies or poblanos around me. I used to have a small jar of smoked habanero powder that was really good, but I got that at a specialty hot sauce store far from where I now live.