a new foodie spot
food + mg = heaven.
i know it's the same for a lot of us. this is the place where i want to share interesting snippets with you, such as:
the 12 hottest chillis in the world, starting with the hottest at number 12:
12. Bahamian
11. Santaca (Japanese)
10. Tabasco
9. Jalapeno
8. Espanola
7. Cayenne
6. Sandia
5. Hot Ancho
4. Numex Big Jim
3. Rio Grande
1. New Mexico No. 6
1. Anaheim
[this scale was developed by Dr Roy Nakamara, taken from Wallechinsky et al (1980) The Book of Lists 2. London: Elm Tree Books Ltd.]
you may find a recipe or two, some nice pics, some humour and some very scholarly and dry information. but it will always, i hope, have an element of quirk.
this can also be a collection point for shared information about food. not restaurant reviews, as that is well-covered here and elsewhere. but if you know a good place to buy a large stone mortar and pestle, at the back of a dusty shelf in an obscure little asian market for $20, instead of the trendy place that charges $50, then i think everyone would be happy if you share it here.
And now with some pleasure I find that it's seven; and must cook dinner. Haddock and sausage meat. I think that it is true that one gains a certain hold on sausage and haddock by writing them down. - Virginia Woolf.
so, i'm going to try and gain a certain hold on things here, by writing them down.
i know it's the same for a lot of us. this is the place where i want to share interesting snippets with you, such as:
the 12 hottest chillis in the world, starting with the hottest at number 12:
12. Bahamian
11. Santaca (Japanese)
10. Tabasco
9. Jalapeno
8. Espanola
7. Cayenne
6. Sandia
5. Hot Ancho
4. Numex Big Jim
3. Rio Grande
1. New Mexico No. 6
1. Anaheim
[this scale was developed by Dr Roy Nakamara, taken from Wallechinsky et al (1980) The Book of Lists 2. London: Elm Tree Books Ltd.]
you may find a recipe or two, some nice pics, some humour and some very scholarly and dry information. but it will always, i hope, have an element of quirk.
this can also be a collection point for shared information about food. not restaurant reviews, as that is well-covered here and elsewhere. but if you know a good place to buy a large stone mortar and pestle, at the back of a dusty shelf in an obscure little asian market for $20, instead of the trendy place that charges $50, then i think everyone would be happy if you share it here.
And now with some pleasure I find that it's seven; and must cook dinner. Haddock and sausage meat. I think that it is true that one gains a certain hold on sausage and haddock by writing them down. - Virginia Woolf.
so, i'm going to try and gain a certain hold on things here, by writing them down.
posted by Melba at 11:20 pm
3 Comments:
I grew habaneros/scotch bonnets one year.
They were so hot that they burnt my fingers! They did, however, make an amazing harissa.
this list was made in 1980; maybe there is a new chilli in town?
There's a pretty good Asian supermarket in Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, up towards Barkers Rd, that has good Mortar and Pestles.
I know Glenferrie Rd isn't usually known for it's cheap, non-trendy shopping but this place will do you a mortar and pestle, a 20kg bag of rice, and a whole lot of bags of salted, pickled, dried and quite possibly endangered foodstuffs with change from a $50.
Great idea to do this blog, too!
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