By Brian Rush Brian Rush is the manager/buyer at Tears of Joy Hot Sauce Shop on 6th St. in downtown Austin. www.tearsofjoysauces.com “Why am I doing this? I must be insane.” This thought crept into the back of my mind more than a few times in the midst of spooning down several hundred amateur salsas. It was one of …
Stalking the Elusive Wasabi
Recipes: Wasabi Bloody Caesar Wasabi Sauce for Beef or Fish Wasabi Mayonnaise Wasabi Oyster Po’Boy Sandwiches Quick Avocado, Shrimp and Wasabi Salad Wasabi Ceviche by Larry W. Greenly Scenario One: You’re in a classy Japanese restaurant eating sushi. You dip each sushi in soy sauce. You lay a slice of ginger on top. Then you plop on some green …
English Mustard: The Not-So-Mellow Yellow
Recipes: English Red Mustard Mustardly Deviled Eggs Mustard Barbecue Glaze Hot Crab Dip Grandma Fay’s Bar-B-Q Ham Rolls Maurice’s Spicy Chicken Wings Sweet Corn Chowder Mustard Chicken Crab Cakes with Mustard Sauce By Sharon Hudgins Sharon Hudgins is a Texas-based writer who stops by Colman’s Mustard Shop every time she visits Norwich, England. Back when Boomers were babies, …
The Australian ChileTest
by Brian Ruddell Editor’s Note: Brian Ruddell, a New Zealander studying in Australia, was kind enough to write us about High Performance Liquid Chromatography tests that he performed on a number of chiles that he grew in his garden, as well as a famous hot sauce. The ‘Naga Jolokia’ he tested was being sold as “Indian PC 1” and …
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry: Diary of a Rock Star Cover Photo Shoot
By Dave DeWitt This is the story of how Fiery Foods & BBQ magazine managed to get Aerosmith’s Joe Perry to pose for the cover of the magazine, which became our January/February, 2004 issue. Here are the major players, in the order of their appearance: David Ashley, manufacturer of Joe Perry’s Rock Your World Boneyard Brew Hot Sauce Dave DeWitt, …