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jaquin
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Having a food discussion thread is always a necessary staple!!

 

I wanted to start this with an analysis of the sauces we tried last week from http://kickinchickenmobile.com/

Unfortunately, too many of their sauces have "cute" names that tell me nothing of wtf it is.  So I'm not going to dive into this as thoroughly as originally intended.  

Here are some of the highlights however:

"Mouth Kraken" or "Sizzle" or "Sizzles BBQ" - one of these must be their high end spicy buffalo.  It was very very good.  Hot and flavorful.  Grade A... if and when I can figure out which one it was.  To be fair, ALL of their Buffalos were good.  One definitely stood out for its complexity however; further testing will be needed to see which one it was

Goldy's BBQ - a clear winner equal or better than Rooster's version

Ranch - their Ranch was phenomenal.  This is a basic bitch ranch white sauce that you would use on veggies, not a wing specific dry or colored version, but it was still a standout for being absolutely excellent.  Sizzles Ranch, basically this mixed with their buffalo, was equally phenomenal for a darker more wing specific version.

BBQs???  - they got too many listed compared to how many I tried somehow; no way to evaluate; i think both 1) they were the most eaten by other people that day and 2) some of their BBQs are not particularly BBQ-esque, resulting in misidentification

Teriyaki - I'm not a huge teriyaki fan, but I tell you what it was a damn good iteration of one: complex rich and dynamic

Sweet Chile Pepper - I'm also not a huge Sweet Chili fan, but unlike the Teriyaki, this one does Not get a good grade despite that.  In fact, this flavor I found to be the worst of the entire lineup, virtually inedible like it was trying to add a smokiness that was just jarring mixed with the sweetness.  It was unique fwiw

Rising Janes, Blue Cheese, Sizzles Blue Cheese - Low grades on all of these.  The Raising Cane clone was kinda bland.  The Blue Cheese was very bland.  None were bad per se, but not really worth your time.

 

 


   
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Why Jalapeños Have Become Less Spicy

We've all encountered the wild variance of jalapeños, but this article tells us why it happened. With growing popularity of Mexican food in the 80's, salsa makers required different levels of heat to make mild, medium, and hot salsas. One guy had already been experimenting with gmo jalapeños and gave them a solution of a milder pepper. With mass farming for consumer products, we end up getting a surplus of these milder peppers that make their way to stores and restaurants. To help yourself find more consistent, hot jalapeños, look for heirloom varieties. These peppers will be more curved, less shiny, and overall less pretty than the mild variety which are straight, pointy, and shiny.


   
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jaquin
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So on the jalapenos, here's another tasty tidbit

the capsaicin in the plant is produced as a defensive mechanism.  So if you are looking at a bunch of peppers from the same batch, the ones that are the most scratched up are always going to be the hottest.  specifically finding the long string-like scarring is another great angle to whichever peppers likely have the highest scoville


   
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