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March 31, 2011 11:27 AM Subscribe
Where can I find more information on the particular kind of burn in various hot peppers? I'm not looking for BTUs here, more like flavor profiles.
I know that I've had various kinds of thai food where the burn was more on the lips and very little of my tongue. There was also some kind of sensation of actual heat caused by this pepper, as though the food was retaining more temperature than it actually was. Jalepenos tend to burn on the sides of my tongue more than the lips.... etc. Where can I find this info? Googolympics get me nowhere.
I know that I've had various kinds of thai food where the burn was more on the lips and very little of my tongue. There was also some kind of sensation of actual heat caused by this pepper, as though the food was retaining more temperature than it actually was. Jalepenos tend to burn on the sides of my tongue more than the lips.... etc. Where can I find this info? Googolympics get me nowhere.
Response by poster: No, actually I'm looking more for info on where in the mouth the pepper burns. I'm interested in flavor components like saltiness, sweetness, and citrus-like flavors. But the location and quality of the burn is more important. Think wine-tasting vocabulary, only for peppers.
posted by madred at 11:50 AM on March 31, 2011
posted by madred at 11:50 AM on March 31, 2011
Miss Vickie's guide has more qualitative information and might be helpful.
posted by rmless at 12:55 PM on March 31, 2011
posted by rmless at 12:55 PM on March 31, 2011
Dave DeWitt has written books and articles about peppers, and was associated with a pepper aficianado magazine. A website called Pepper Joe's has seeds and appreciations. May not answer your interesting specific question but could lead somewhere?
posted by fivesavagepalms at 1:01 PM on March 31, 2011
posted by fivesavagepalms at 1:01 PM on March 31, 2011
You mean like a tongue map? You know that's been discredited, right? If not, don't worry. It was in my science textbook too.
If you want to know about the particular effects of different varieties of pepper, maybe it would be useful to read up on capsaicin, and capsaicinoids in addition to the Scoville Scale. I'm suspicious of claims of flavor hitting parts of the mouth differently, but it seems that different capsaicinoids have different effects in the mouth/throat/lips. If you can find information about the ratios of capsaicinoids to eachother in pepper varieties, that might help answer your question.
posted by MrFTBN at 1:02 PM on March 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
If you want to know about the particular effects of different varieties of pepper, maybe it would be useful to read up on capsaicin, and capsaicinoids in addition to the Scoville Scale. I'm suspicious of claims of flavor hitting parts of the mouth differently, but it seems that different capsaicinoids have different effects in the mouth/throat/lips. If you can find information about the ratios of capsaicinoids to eachother in pepper varieties, that might help answer your question.
posted by MrFTBN at 1:02 PM on March 31, 2011 [1 favorite]
It sounds like you want the Schmidt Sting Index, but for chili peppers instead of bug bites. I wasn't really aware that there was that much variety in the type of burn that different peppers give you, but I guess I wasn't aware for insect bites either.
posted by Magnakai at 6:10 AM on April 1, 2011
posted by Magnakai at 6:10 AM on April 1, 2011
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