No, I saw your comment on the pizza topping thread, this wouldn't sit well with you, I'm thinking.Do I dare try these
You are spot on Nathan, but the temptation is there, but I'd get reflux and then sick lolNo, I saw your comment on the pizza topping thread, this wouldn't sit well with you, I'm thinking.
@LadyEmeraude , was there a connection attributing the stomach issue to the salsa?
well, the nutritionist I'd started seeing, made that diagnosis as one of several culprits, but can't say for sure. I still get reflux at times, and nothing spicey has went in my mouth.
I had to halt all spicy food for about 6 months back around 2014, but that's because I developed a hiatal hernia, which took a bit to heal(thankfully).
Reflux is horrible, well worth giving up spicy to get away from that. My hiatal hernia healed up, and I am OK now with spicy-ness.
I love the poblanos, they go with everything and non-spice eaters(like my DW) can enjoy them too.I like jalapeño poppers because they're not too hot. My favorite pepper is the poblano. Those cute little spicy habanero "pumpkins" you can keep!
I like them also, but have to be careful not to overdo it.
I've always assumed that the Habanero peppers were called such, because in Spanish "Yo soy Habanero" means "I am from Havana". But, Habaneros come from the Amazon, and eventually got spread all through the Caribbean. I have eaten at Cuban restaurants in L.A. and not really seen much 'spicy', but then maybe the food has become Americanized...? Mexican food can get spicy, as can Asian, and I'm totally good with that.
Must be an interesting story there. I assume it was pre-Castro.
Yes, Batista was in charge at the time. My dad was assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Havana as a Vice Counsel, a lower echelon diplomat. He told me at some time that he had met Fidel Castro when Castro was a college student. Described him as wearing a red tennis outfit. My dad always had interesting stories.
When we were in Cuba for a week, either at the resort or in a restaurant, the food was bland. The few restaurants that I’ve been to in Canada served bland food too. We quit going to them.
I've come to see that, a bit perplexing. All though the Caribbean spicy food products are made and marketed. My daughter when she was living in St. Thomas VI regularly sent me all kinds of [HOT!] delicious sauces and condiments.
Just fly into Canada and take a flight from here. It’s very, very common. There might be flights from Vancouver.
Oh I can get to Cuba well enough, it's just getting back into the U.S., as the State Dept. still forbids travel to Cuba for all but a very specific set of reasons. Civil penalties of up to $55,000 per violation may be imposed. I do wish the gov't would get over it and forget the embargo, serves no purpose now, not that it ever was "effective" in it's goals.
