By Suzanne Hall; Photos by Suzanne Hall except where indicated Recipes: Gator Sauce Sausage Pilau Byron’s Barbecue Beans Datiled Eggs Hellish Tacos Paul’s Devilish Roasted Chicken St. Augustine has a hot little secret–the Datil pepper. No one there talks much about the peppers. But if you get a chance to peek into the backyards of some of the city’s …
Pimentón: The Smoked Chile Powder from La Vera, Spain
by Dave DeWitt Recipe Index Spanish Chorizo with Pimentón Pimentón Garlic Soup Grilled Tuna Steaks with Salsa Pimentón Everyone knows that Columbus carried chile peppers to Spain from the New World on his second voyage in 1493, but who first used the pods for flavoring food? José Guerra, writing in “Foods from Spain News,” speculates that monks at the Monastery …
Is Hot Sauce a Dutch Treat?
By Mark Weinkrantz Editor’s Note: As a pilot for Northwest Airlines, Mark hasthe opportunity to sell his hot sauces all over the world. Far from my usual stomping grounds in the Orient, I had an opportunity to visit one of the most picturesque cities in Europe. Amsterdam sits on the North Sea with most of the city actually below …
Looking for Fresh Chiles? Travel to Munich, Germany
by Harald Zoschke Munich, Germany Just steps from the Munich cityhall (“Rathaus”) you’ll find … The world is quickly becoming a global village even beyond the Internet. Immigration and migration, fueled by changing job markets, business, and leisure travel are the main factors leading to an increasingly interesting variety of food products–even in Germany. And this means …
Chilli Fiesta in England
By Mats Pettersson What do you think of when you hear the words “Chilli Fiesta?” And where do you think you would find such one? I will tell you about a fantastic one, and we found it not so far away from Sweden, where we live. To be more specific, in the southeast of England. The location was the …