By Dave DeWitt An Introduction to Curries Recipes: Quick Curry Powder (Bafat) Indian Minced Meat Curry (Keema Bafat) Pork Curry Gurkha-Style Moghlai Chicken Curry (Nimbu Masala Murgh) Indian Chile Vendors, ca. 1880 The word curry refers to both a spice mixture and a style of cooking. The spice mixture usually contains chile peppers in the form of …
Bahamas: What’s Up with Goat Peppers?
By Patrick Holian Recipes: K.B.’s Goat Pepper Sauce K.B.’s Bird Pepper Rub Bahamian Conch Salad Doug’s Blackened Conch Goat Pepper Fried Chicken Goat Pepper Coconut Chicken Story and Photos by Patrick Holian Illustration by Harald Zoschke Editor’s Note: Patrick’s story conjured up quite a memory for me, because the first chile pepper dish I ever ate was not in …
Bonaire: In Pursuit of Pika
By Patrick Holian As I arrived at the Flamingo Airport on the southern Caribbean island of Bonaire, I received some bad news. I discovered that I had just missed Karnaval–a seven-day event of colorful parades, excessive libations, and full-tilt boogieing. While the island has only 15,000 residents, a local informed me that pound for pound, this celebration could compete …
Peperoncino Festival 2006, Part 1 of 2
Story and Photos by Harald Zoschke Welcome! Calabria — that’s the famous southern tip of the Italian boot, and Europe’s headquarters of heat. As every year since 1992, chileheads gather here in early September at the Peperoncino Festival in Diamante. Peperoncini is Italian for hot chiles. Our comprehensive Calabria coverage reports in detail about Calabria, its chiles …
Quest for Fire Archive
Quest for Fire Archive Just scroll down to read the articles. Interesting Stuff from 2002 Chiles Repel Farm-Raiding Elephants Bam! It’s Spam-Fest! Michelada: The Latest Beer and Chile Craze Interesting Stuff from 2001 Red or Green? The Official State Question of New Mexico A Spicy Toothpaste Watch out, Gummy Bears: The German Gummy Chiles are coming! “Flameboyant” Chef Heats …