Comments on: Another historical perspective on peppers http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/ As hot as it gets! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tina http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-66553 Tina Fri, 18 May 2007 23:24:25 +0000 http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-66553 Consider her set straight... I sent the following comment: As a chili research specialist and a regular writer for the Hot Zone Online Blog, I am more than a little surprised that the errors in this article were let out to the world as if they were factual. Unfortunately, because of a wire feed, it has been published on our blog: http://www.thehotzoneonline.com So, I feel obliged to write to set the record straight. To begin with, the word Habanero does not take a tilde. Secondly there are many more species of the genus Capsicum than just the annuum and the frutescens, there are also C. baccatum, C. cardinasii, C. chacoense, C. chinense, C. ciliatum, C. eximium, C. flexuosum, C. galapagoense, C. praetermissum, C. pubescens and C. Tovarii, and those are just the known ones. For the record, habanero are part of the group C. Chinense and habanero contain more capsaicin than cayennes, as do many other species of chillies, including the new Guinness Book of World's Records holder, the Bhut Jolokia. Yours, Tina Brooks, VP Marketing Brooks Pepperfire Foods http://www.peppermaster.com Consider her set straight… I sent the following comment:

As a chili research specialist and a regular writer for the Hot Zone Online Blog, I am more than a little surprised that the errors in this article were let out to the world as if they were factual. Unfortunately, because of a wire feed, it has been published on our blog: http://www.thehotzoneonline.com So, I feel obliged to write to set the record straight.

To begin with, the word Habanero does not take a tilde.

Secondly there are many more species of the genus Capsicum than just the annuum and the frutescens, there are also C. baccatum, C. cardinasii, C. chacoense, C. chinense, C. ciliatum, C. eximium, C. flexuosum, C. galapagoense, C. praetermissum, C. pubescens and C. Tovarii, and those are just the known ones.

For the record, habanero are part of the group C. Chinense and habanero contain more capsaicin than cayennes, as do many other species of chillies, including the new Guinness Book of World’s Records holder, the Bhut Jolokia.

Yours,

Tina Brooks, VP Marketing
Brooks Pepperfire Foods
http://www.peppermaster.com

]]> By: Tina http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-66540 Tina Fri, 18 May 2007 23:02:24 +0000 http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-66540 I'm more than just a lot embarrassed that the writer of this article is Canadian... Where did the article come from. I have a good mind to tell her off. Tina I’m more than just a lot embarrassed that the writer of this article is Canadian… Where did the article come from. I have a good mind to tell her off.

Tina

]]> By: Joe & Linda http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-60078 Joe & Linda Sat, 12 May 2007 14:04:27 +0000 http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-60078 Well, yeah...they sorta missed out on <em>Capsicum chinense</em>, which only has some of the hottest peppers on the planet in it. Partial credit is given for at least getting some of the info right, and some of the historical stuff was interesting. Well, yeah…they sorta missed out on Capsicum chinense, which only has some of the hottest peppers on the planet in it. Partial credit is given for at least getting some of the info right, and some of the historical stuff was interesting.

]]> By: CaJohn http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-59679 CaJohn Sat, 12 May 2007 03:49:32 +0000 http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/05/11/another-historical-perspective-on-peppers/#comment-59679 Joe, are you going to straighten these folks out? Which do habs belong to, annuum or frutescens? Joe, are you going to straighten these folks out? Which do habs belong to, annuum or frutescens?

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