B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for March 24, 2024

“The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant. Developed by American breeder Ed Currie, the pepper is red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail.

It was the hottest chili pepper in the world according to Guinness World Records from 2013 to 2023 before it was surpassed by Pepper X, which was also developed by Currie. "

Nothing can be finer, than to be in Carolina….

More like the fish(?) eating it gets even with Thor’s rod…

The fish are caught, already marinated.

Carolina Reaper came today…now all I have are Ghost Peppers.

One of the reasons sp1ces were so valued in the Middle Ages is that they could cover up the taste of rancid meat. One of the reasons sp1ces are used today is to cover up the taste of bad cooking.

I liken the use of sp1ce to high school bands who can’t play well, so they play LOUD.

You will notice that I use the numeral 1 instead of “i” because the real word is forbidden in Go Comics.

So the fish is cooked by the pepper from the inside out?

Good to know. Thanks for the info.

Guy in supermarket checkout was carrying peppers. I noted he was wearing sterile gloves. He noted my glance and said, These are [name forgotten] peppers. They’ll take the skin off if you don’t wear gloves. I stepped back a bit, And you eat them? He said Sure. They are great.

I waited until he had cleared the counter and was out the door. Figured anything hot enough to need those gloves might explode just out of sheer meanness.

Hotter than a two _________ Billy goat!!!!!!

Somehow I don’t think peppers affect fish or animals the same way as they do humans

Who in their right mind seeks the hottest pepper to eat? Is it some kind of macho contest? It only leads to destroyed taste buds, stomach ulcers and cancer.

Thanks…you saved me a Google search and delayed laughter!

Carolina Reaper as fish bait? Why that is animal cruelty !!!

Same water shower result with my cherry-bombs tied to a rock as a boy in the 1950s BL. (Before the Lawyer {glut}).

It’s not clear to me that a) both of them are using the same bait and b) that the fish spit out the bait and c) how does that get you fish?

To the best of my knowledge it was just selective breeding, not GM.

Oh!

At a million Scoville units, I’m surprised the water isn’t boiling around the boat.

Every year I grow Ghost and Scorpion peppers, which are more than hot enough. But these hot peppers are great in that just a couple tiny slices can spice up a meal, and if you dehydrate them and grind or chop them up, they are not as hot but can still add spice to the right foods.