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| Researcher calls for more habanero chile production in the Yucatan |
| 2010-09-08 |
| Google Translate For a map, click here. A researcher at a Yucatan university is calling for increased production of habanero chile to taker advantage of international markets, according to Mexican press reports. Jorge Luis Canché Escamilla, an economist at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatän (UADY), said states of the Yucatan should begin plan to expand production of the chile, already at 3,000 tons a year because the current level is insufficient for exporting. States of the Yucatan include the Mexican state of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatan. Several states of the region have recently received certificates of origin for the habanero, and the granted certificates have caused conflicts amongst the states, said Canche Escamilla. However, no one state in the region is a major producer of the chile. The economist said work was done backwards, in that production increases of the chile should have been done first, before obtaining the certificates. States have the mark, but not the product, he said. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 btw... an Indian pepper Bhut Jokaia is 300 times hotter than a Habanaro, if you can believe it. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-09-08 23:37 |
| #8 @ Deacon Blues I would not make my own pepper spray. Habaneros are very irritating That's the point! Strained through cheese cloth (after being prepared properly), then filled into a good quality water pistol. Works just like the real thing. Do not try this at home, kids!! |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-09-08 23:32 |
| #7 Habanero? Yucatan? Been there, Done that. Next four cervesa went down like creme soda. Had to have gastroenterology every couple of year since. 'Course maybe it was the bar at the Cancun Airport that we emptied of Tequila on the way home..... |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2010-09-08 21:30 |
| #6 I would not make my own pepper spray. Habaneros are very irritating. I was making some BBQ sauce with them and it boiled over. I had to leave the house open for half a day before I could go back in. Borgboy you have to try my Satan's Toe Jam. Ask Shipman or Autobartender about it. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-09-08 20:00 |
| #5 Pepper spray? I like mine fresh from the garden, sauteed and spread on my bratwurst. |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2010-09-08 19:41 |
| #4 Actually habaneros are mostly harvested to be used as a main ingredient in 'pepper' type sprays, and non-lethal police and riot use. There was a site a while back that had a make-your-own pepper spray recipe that used like 50 of those "little pumpkins". |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-09-08 16:38 |
| #3 Habanero sauce: export GERD to the world! It's a killer, I've had it for a decade! Same timespan I've been married to my very loving Mexican-American wife.... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2010-09-08 16:10 |
| #2 Ban habanero production. Then the drug gangs will come in and we'll have an unlimited supply. A few dozen dead per day, but if that's what it takes to get our capsecin fix, so be it. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-09-08 08:30 |
| #1 EAT MORE SATAN'S TOEJAM! |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-09-08 07:09 |
